Hackers, computer geeks and smartphone users can all rejoice today, for they have won a battle against the Digital Millenium Copyright Act. Even with websites such as Movie-Links.tv being shut down for copyright infringement on a daily basis, sometimes the people do get some freedom. Today is one of those days. The U.S. Copyright Office announced that Apps for the iPhone that allow the Apple smartphone to be jailbroken - or, in simpler terms, hacked - are now legal. Before the announcement, Apple had the right to apply a $2500 federal fine to customers who had jailbroken their iPhones. Both sides of the story can be understood, in my opinion. When an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad is jailbroken, the wireless devices can then download applications that aren't offered in Apple's vast App Store. Also, a jailbroken device can download applications for free that would have been needed to be purchased from the App Store. Since these jailbreaking apps are now legal, it allows customers to download software onto their iPhones so that it allows them to use non-AT&T service providers. The only harm in jailbreaking your Apple device, if you happened to get the AppleCare insurance program, the contract is immediately null and void, so it's not a perfect system. But the question is, if it's become legal to download applications for free, won't it affect the sales figures of Apple's famed App Store?
Read the article here: http://tinyurl.com/2f37o3s
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