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Library of Congress Adds Jailbreaking/Rooting Exception to DMCA, Clarifies Unlocking Exception

By Humberto Saabedra on July 26, 2010

The Library of Congress has codified a long-awaited exception to the DMCA that allows consumers to jailbreak/root devices in order to obtain and execute software by legal means that would not otherwise be allowed to run in the unmodified state of the handset.  This makes the act of jailbreaking/rooting iPhone and Android devices legal, in […]

Posted in General News, Manufacturers | Tagged DMCA, exception, jailbreak, Library of Congress, root, unlock | 3 Responses

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