how about.. its my phone.. i paid for it... i'll do what i want with it. Modding isn't illegal.. executing pirated software is. How you achieve that, either by modding or some other way, is irrelevant.
The whole copyright system is as full of loopholes and is it full of itself. Changes are futile... the current state is the status quo... there's no changing it. Ashton can jailbreak whatever he wants
Read it a bit closer... modding it to obtain unauthorized signals is illegal... and still only the actual "act of using it" is illegal on the communication level. Just like broadcasting your own TV signal.
But taking it apart, changing the insides in a way that only affects the way you use is has nothing to do with communications. It's no different than ben heck modifying his PS3 into a laptop... or converting your toaster into a waffle maker. its like Emulators are LEGAL. Roms are ILLEGAL. Jailbreaking the software on YOUR phone is LEGAL. Using the jailbroken phone to access unauthorized areas or software is ILLEGAL.
Like I said, the copyright system is a vague pile of loopholes.
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how about.. its my phone.. i paid for it... i'll do what i want with it.
Modding isn't illegal.. executing pirated software is. How you achieve that, either by modding or some other way, is irrelevant.
The whole copyright system is as full of loopholes and is it full of itself. Changes are futile... the current state is the status quo... there's no changing it. Ashton can jailbreak whatever he wants
um... modding your phone is NOT legal according to the Communications Act of 1996. Sorry to be the one to break it to you.
-Mc
Read it a bit closer... modding it to obtain unauthorized signals is illegal... and still only the actual "act of using it" is illegal on the communication level. Just like broadcasting your own TV signal.
But taking it apart, changing the insides in a way that only affects the way you use is has nothing to do with communications. It's no different than ben heck modifying his PS3 into a laptop... or converting your toaster into a waffle maker. its like Emulators are LEGAL. Roms are ILLEGAL. Jailbreaking the software on YOUR phone is LEGAL. Using the jailbroken phone to access unauthorized areas or software is ILLEGAL.
Like I said, the copyright system is a vague pile of loopholes.