Q: Is jailbreaking an iPad illegal under DMCA?
I know someone auctioning off instructions to jailbreak an iPad on Listia, but Listia will NOT take down their 100 auctions! This guy is profiting on something that I understand to be ILLEGAL! Here is a link for reference: http://www.listia.com/auction/14426602-new-free-ipad-3rd-generation-only
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Posted on Jan 15, 2014 12:07 PM
Like I said to the others, I'm not looking to jailbreak myself, I just want this guys auctions to stop flooding the marketplace on Listia, and yes I have contacted Listia about it and they did nothing, so I just now submitted yet another support ticket with them.
"This exemption is a modification of the proponents’ proposal. It permits the
circumvention of computer programs on mobile phones to enable interoperability of non-vendorapproved
software applications (often referred to as “jailbreaking”), but does not apply to tablets
– as had been requested by proponents – because the record did not support it."
That quote is taken directly from the update to the DMCA, and it says phones can be jailbroken, but tablets cannot : )
Posted on Jan 15, 2014 1:27 PM