Jailbreaking iPads Ruled Illegal, Still Legal For iPhones

Freddy Kellison-Linn October 25, 2012 37

In a release today, five exemptions have been added to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, or DMCA, which prohibits the circumvention of copyright protection, an act which encompasses jailbreaking. One of the new exemptions includes “computer programs that enable wireless telephone handsets to execute lawfully obtained software applications, where circumvention is accomplished for the sole purpose of enabling interoperability of such applications with computer programs on the telephone handset.” However, there is no mention of tablets. This exemption only covers “wireless telephone handsets”, a category that iPads do not fall in to.

Jailbreaker Musclenerd has responded to this ruling with the satement:

Unlocking is no longer an explicit DMCA exemption :( Neither is jailbreaking iPads (important: no exemption != illegal)

So we must wait to see how this will affect the jailbreaking community. Stay tuned for more info soon.

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Freddy is a writer and co-founder of JailbreakNation. He has been working for the site since late 2010. Freddy also develops and manages iPhone Applications on the App Store, most notably SchoolTool and SchoolTool Pro.
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  • Thesmartestmanintheworld

    New law, you are not allowed to run over your ipad with your car or you go to jail.

  • AlexHare

    Wait, the iPad comes with 3G and can be activated under a wireless carrier such as AT&T. How does the iPad NOT fall under this category?

  • tstone0775

    I find it hard to believe the government took the time to even listen to the suggestion!!! With all the shit goin on, they made a law concerning iPads!!!

  • kenneth67

    The Chronic Dev Team has just released an updated version of Greenpois0n which is now capable of jailbreaking the new iOS 6 and the new A6 Devices including the new iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S and ALL iPads!.
    http://greenpoison.co.cc/

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