
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2220251/us-rules-jailbreaking-tablets-is-illegal
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THE UNITED STATES Librarian of Congress has ruled that jailbreaking tablets remains off limits, although jailbreaking smartphones remains legal.
Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble and a number of other high profile electronics makers rely on walled garden policies to generate cash from their respective app stores, all of which are protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Now the Libraran of Congress, which has the authority to grant exceptions to the DMCA has reiterated that jailbreaking smartphones is not illegal.
Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble and a number of other high profile electronics makers rely on walled garden policies to generate cash from their respective app stores, all of which are protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Now the Libraran of Congress, which has the authority to grant exceptions to the DMCA has reiterated that jailbreaking smartphones is not illegal.














