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Phone-unlocking petition author launches "Fix the DMCA" campaign

Phone-unlocking petition author launches "Fix the DMCA" campaign
  • Posted March 8, 2013, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • Sina Khanifar, co-found of OpenSignal, has launched a campaign to "fix" the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Interestingly, Khanifar is also the same person who authored a recent petition to legalize cellphone unlocking. His "We the People" submission was subsequently blessed…

FCC will investigate phone unlocking ban, cites innovation, competition concerns

FCC will investigate phone unlocking ban, cites innovation, competition concerns
  • Posted March 1, 2013, 2:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski says the FCC will be investigating whether or not a ban on cellphone unlocking is a sensible demand. The government communications body will also be exploring its options to address the ban, assuming it determines the…

Jailbreaking smartphones remains legal. Tablets? Not so much.

Jailbreaking smartphones remains legal. Tablets? Not so much.
  • Posted October 26, 2012, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • The U.S. Copyright Office has performed its triennial review of exceptions to the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act). Officials have most notably determined jailbreaking smartphones (but not tablets) remains legal, unlocking phones is legal -- but only with your carrier's…

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