hacking consoles/iphones no longer illegal?

[H3RB]

DMCA Leagalizes Video Game and Phone Jailbreaking as Fair Use

Read more: http://www.ps3news.com/forums/console-n ... z0uuswaclP

The Electronic Frontier Foundation recently won a DMCA ruling that, under most 'fair use' circumstances, no longer makes it illegal to hack and jailbreak devices including video games and portable phones including Apple's iPhone.

Essentially consumers shouldn't need Apple's approval for everything you put in your device just because the device itself was made by Apple, much like you don't need HP's approval for the paper you put in their printer or Serta's approval for who can sleep on your mattress.

http://worthplaying.com/article/2010/7/26/news/75796/ and phoenixfire425 via our Forums HERE expanded on this ruling, to quote:

"In addition to jailbreaking, other exemptions announced Monday would:

- allow owners of used cell phones to break access controls on their phones in order to switch wireless carriers.
- allow people to break technical protections on video games to investigate or correct security flaws.
- allow college professors, film students and documentary filmmakers to break copy-protection measures on DVDs so they can embed clips for educational purposes, criticism, commentary and noncommercial videos.
- allow computer owners to bypass the need for external security devices called dongles if the dongle no longer works and cannot be replaced."

Read more: http://www.ps3news.com/forums/console-n ... z0uuskvjX8

so by the sounds of it now we can do what we want to our computers/phones but obviously piracy is still illegal but now we can legally use home brew which is great

[JayUK91]

*Rubs hands* Mwuhahaha!!

I wonder if Sony will now re-enable OtherOS on the PS3?

[DannyN]

not likely Jay

[H3RB]

*Rubs hands* Mwuhahaha!!

I wonder if Sony will now re-enable OtherOS on the PS3?

to be fair they should as if its not illegal to hack them then surely they have no reason not to put it back in.

[DannyN]

But its not illegal to not have OtherOS

[Ekona]

Given that the DMCA means absolutely nothing in this country since it's a US law, then from our perspective nothing has changed at all.

[Ekona]

And even better, R4 cartridges have been ruled illegal by our very own High Court.

[platmatt8]

Only risk is that the 12 months warrenty is void when you do this.