Jailbreaking Could Soon Become Illegal Again 239
Diggester writes "Back in July 2010, the United States government approved a few exemptions in a federal law which made jailbreaking/rooting of electronic devices (iPhones and Android devices) legal. The court ruling stated that every three years, the exemptions have to be renewed considering they don't infringe any copyrighted material. The three-year period is due to expire and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is looking to get the exemptions renewed. In order to do so, they have filed a petition which aims at government to declare jailbreaking legal once again. In addition to that, EFF is also asking for a change in the original ruling to include tablet devices." Here's the EFF's own page on the issue.
I cant wait thousands of 12 year olds in jail.. (Score:5, Funny)
We need to create a new arm of the government now to fight this menace to society.
We need a badass name to instill fear in teenagers to curb their illicit jailbreaking habits.
An elite squad named...
A.J.A.C.K.A.S.S
Anti Jailbreaking And Computer Knowledge Agianst Stupid Senators
Re:Hold up wait what? (Score:5, Funny)
Don't confuse the issue. We all know how evil, corrupt, and greedy* those librarians are! This is clearly an attempt to ensure they're not completely obsolete as books become irrelevant.
*Source: firsthand knowledge. My wife is a librarian, and she steals the bedsheets every night.
Re:Revolution! (Score:5, Funny)
Shoot the head of all politicians!
There's nothing up there. Aim for the pocketbook.
Re:I cant wait thousands of 12 year olds in jail.. (Score:4, Funny)
How about:
"Computer-Oblivious, No-Good Repugnant Elitist Sophist Scumbags"
Or just "C.O.N.G.R.E.S.S." for short...