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Oh You Da*n Criminals...what now?

  • 16-02-2009 6:42pm
    #1
    strecker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,509 ✭✭✭


    Well,
    Apple have spoken. And the word is:

    IPhone jailbreak is illegal!
    What now? Boards going to prison?

    Seriously: any thoughts?
    Is it ridiculous? Does it have any meaning? Will St Wozniak go to jail now?


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  • #2
    ScumLord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    strecker wrote: »
    Well,
    Apple have spoken. And the word is:

    IPhone jailbreak is illegal!
    What now? Boards going to prison?

    Seriously: any thoughts?
    Is it ridiculous? Does it have any meaning? Will St Wozniak go to jail now?
    This is the reason I won't buy any apple products. Their to restricted.


  • #3
    Agent Smith
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 21,504 Mod ✭✭✭✭Agent Smith


    strecker wrote: »
    Well,
    Apple have spoken. And the word is:

    IPhone jailbreak is illegal!
    What now? Boards going to prison?

    Seriously: any thoughts?
    Is it ridiculous? Does it have any meaning? Will St Wozniak go to jail now?

    I'd pay good money to see this court case.


    Judge: so, what did he do?
    Apple: he jailed broke his Iphone
    Judge: his phone?
    Apple: yes, the phone he bought from us, the phone which is his property

    Wtf like?

    Next week, nokia are taking me to court for Dropping 6300 rendering it useless


  • #4
    towel401
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭towel401


    what is it with these companies that try to control how you use the stuff you buy from them?


  • #5
    Headshot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,464 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    you own the phone, so you have the right to do anything you want with it

    just apple scaremongering


  • #6
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    OP, can you provide a link to a source?


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  • #7
    SligoBrewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,632 ✭✭✭SligoBrewer


    Random wrote: »
    OP, can you provide a link to a source?
    http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=2943


  • #8
    strecker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,509 ✭✭✭strecker


    SligoBrewer wrote: »
    http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=2943

    Thanks!
    Tbh, I thought word had gotten around, so I 'forgot' to post a link ;)


  • #9
    godskitchen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,826 ✭✭✭godskitchen


    Please, this has not gone through any court as yet. It is not illegal to jailbreak, we have a hard enough time on here answering questions about jailbreaking already without "I want to jailbreak but dont want to go to jail" from people who are too lazy to google.


  • #10
    GUIGuy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 246 ✭✭GUIGuy


    And just because a judge says something in the US does not mean it applies here.


  • #11
    Fighting Irish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,065 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    strecker wrote: »
    Well,
    Apple have spoken. And the word is:

    IPhone jailbreak is illegal!
    What now? Boards going to prison?

    Seriously: any thoughts?
    Is it ridiculous? Does it have any meaning? Will St Wozniak go to jail now?

    Boards will ban people from selling jailbroken iphones, just like they did with the modded consoles :rolleyes:


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  • #12
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    I notice it doesn't say unlocking is illegal.

    I can live with that.


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