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New bill aims to legalize cell phone unlocking, fix the DMCA

New bill aims to legalize cell phone unlocking, fix the DMCA
  • Posted May 10, 2013, 2:29 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News
  • Unlike jailbreaking, which has remained legal since 2010, a DMCA exemption allowing cellphone unlocking was effectively banned in an update to the act late last year. The controversial decision pushed forward by the Librarian of Congress sparked responses from consumer…

White House: It's time to legalize cell phone unlocking

White House: It
  • Posted March 5, 2013, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • In February, a petition calling for an end to the ban on unlocking cell phones was introduced. In a short amount of time, the petition received the requisite 100,000 signatures needed to elicit a possible White House responsible. Today, the…

Petition to legalize unlocking reaches 100K signatures, warrants White House response

Petition to legalize unlocking reaches 100K signatures, warrants White House response
  • Posted February 21, 2013, 11:42 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, The Web
  • With over 100,000 signatures (and counting), an open petition asking the White House to legalize unlocking cell phones could elicit an official response from the Obama administration. Currently, 100,000 signatures within the first month of a petition's life is the…

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