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U.S. Copyright Office rules IPhone jailbreaking is legal

Jul 30 2010, 10:29 AM

Jailbreaking your iPhone or other mobile device will no longer violate federal copyright law, the U.S. Copyright Office ruled this week.

The decision, part of a process that takes place every three years, said that bypassing a manufacturer's protection mechanisms to allow "handsets to execute software applications" is permissible.

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