Comments on: EFF wins enormous victory against DRM: legal to jailbreak iPhones, rip DVDs for mashup videos http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 16:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-853761 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853761 The 9/11 Commission Reportready ! The 9/11 Commission Reportready !

]]> By: johnwraps http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-844294 johnwraps Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-844294 I sincerely hope the Supreme Court will do the right thing and overturn this decision. This is disastrous for the protection of artists and consumers alike. What this court decision has done is completely gut the only thing protecting artists from the wholesale theft of their craft. I sincerely hope the Supreme Court will do the right thing and overturn this decision. This is disastrous for the protection of artists and consumers alike. What this court decision has done is completely gut the only thing protecting artists from the wholesale theft of their craft.

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-844298 Brainspore Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-844298 I notice that every comment you've made on this blog so far has been to defend DRM and lament the "free culture" movement. Just curious- do you have a personal stake in this issue? I notice that every comment you’ve made on this blog so far has been to defend DRM and lament the “free culture” movement. Just curious- do you have a personal stake in this issue?

]]> By: Thalia http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-844068 Thalia Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-844068 No. It also doesn't mean that jailbreaking your phone is legal. It simply means that it is not necessarily a violation of copyright to jailbreak your phone. It's still a violation of the EULA (licensing agreement), and it will void your warranty. No. It also doesn’t mean that jailbreaking your phone is legal. It simply means that it is not necessarily a violation of copyright to jailbreak your phone. It’s still a violation of the EULA (licensing agreement), and it will void your warranty.

]]> By: ThomDowting http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-844328 ThomDowting Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-844328 @ IanBetteridge You're saying that a mash up of cats and Star Trek isn't social commentary? @ IanBetteridge

You’re saying that a mash up of cats and Star Trek isn’t social commentary?

]]> By: jeaguilar http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-843820 jeaguilar Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-843820 "...finally EFF got the Copyright Office to renew its ruling that made it illegal to unlock cellphones so that they can be used with any carrier." "But hurry please, we have so much time and so little to see. Wait a minute! Strike that. Reverse it. Thank you." “…finally EFF got the Copyright Office to renew its ruling that made it illegal to unlock cellphones so that they can be used with any carrier.”

“But hurry please, we have so much time and so little to see. Wait a minute! Strike that. Reverse it. Thank you.”

]]> By: ThomDowting http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-844332 ThomDowting Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-844332 @Bastardnabman "Mr. Jobs... ...tear down this wall!" @Bastardnabman

“Mr. Jobs…

…tear down this wall!”

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-843821 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-843821 "EFF got the Copyright Office to renew its ruling that made it illegal to unlock cellphones so that they can be used with any carrier" should read "EFF got the Copyright Office to renew its ruling that made it LEGAL to unlock cellphones so that they can be used with any carrier." “EFF got the Copyright Office to renew its ruling that made it illegal to unlock cellphones so that they can be used with any carrier” should read “EFF got the Copyright Office to renew its ruling that made it LEGAL to unlock cellphones so that they can be used with any carrier.”

]]> By: ThomDowting http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-844333 ThomDowting Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-844333 I sure hope not... Mother Teresa wasn't the sweet old lady we were lead to believe... http://www.slate.com/id/2090083 I sure hope not…

Mother Teresa wasn’t the sweet old lady we were lead to believe…

http://www.slate.com/id/2090083

]]> By: moniker42 http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-843823 moniker42 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-843823 Victory! Victory!

]]> By: johnwraps http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-844344 johnwraps Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-844344 I have no dog in this hunt, I'm simply against theft in any form. I have no dog in this hunt, I’m simply against theft in any form.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-844089 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-844089 I don't think anyone should unlock or modify an iPhone and maybe not other phones. Especially the iPhone though because Apple wouldn't want you to do that. Apple has been very good to all of us, and we owe it to them to continue their profiteering. There is no way I am NOT going to give as much money to Apple as frequently as I possibly can. You should feel the same way. It is right. I don’t think anyone should unlock or modify an iPhone and maybe not other phones. Especially the iPhone though because Apple wouldn’t want you to do that. Apple has been very good to all of us, and we owe it to them to continue their profiteering. There is no way I am NOT going to give as much money to Apple as frequently as I possibly can. You should feel the same way. It is right.

]]> By: arkizzle / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-843838 arkizzle / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-843838 Wow! Now if they could just get the ACTA proposals updated.. Wow!

Now if they could just get the ACTA proposals updated..

]]> By: arkizzle / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-844353 arkizzle / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-844353 <blockquote>I have no dog in this hunt, I'm simply against theft in any form.</blockquote> That would sound way more convincing if you had <i>ever</i> raised your voice about any other issue on BB.

I have no dog in this hunt, I’m simply against theft in any form.

That would sound way more convincing if you had ever raised your voice about any other issue on BB.

]]> By: nas097 http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-843842 nas097 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-843842 While I love EFF and all the incredibly hard work they do, this round of DMCA exemptions was not a single-handed EFF victory. Library organizations, the Organization for Transformative Works, and many other consumer advocates worked hard in the public interest on this round of exemptions. Amazing results! While I love EFF and all the incredibly hard work they do, this round of DMCA exemptions was not a single-handed EFF victory. Library organizations, the Organization for Transformative Works, and many other consumer advocates worked hard in the public interest on this round of exemptions. Amazing results!

]]> By: Blackbird http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-843843 Blackbird Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-843843 This is good news. Also, Cory, I think it's Bill C-32 your thinking of... This is good news.

Also, Cory, I think it’s Bill C-32 your thinking of…

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-843848 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-843848 The pending Canadian copy right bill is C-32, C-31 died on the table after Harper prorogued parliment. The pending Canadian copy right bill is C-32, C-31 died on the table after Harper prorogued parliment.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-843858 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-843858 I may be missing something in the legal ramifications but why would be ok to install your own software on it but not unlock it to use on any carrier. If you pay for the equipment, it should be yours period. Yes, I understand about the sub they give to each handset, but once you pay that off (which if I remember right is generally 9-14 months of contract time) shouldn't you have the right to do as you wish? I may be missing something in the legal ramifications but why would be ok to install your own software on it but not unlock it to use on any carrier. If you pay for the equipment, it should be yours period. Yes, I understand about the sub they give to each handset, but once you pay that off (which if I remember right is generally 9-14 months of contract time) shouldn’t you have the right to do as you wish?

]]> By: Pantograph http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-843863 Pantograph Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-843863 So we have this, GE's win and a massive coup for Wikileaks. Today is an amazing day of information liberation. So we have this, GE’s win and a massive coup for Wikileaks.

Today is an amazing day of information liberation.

]]> By: sic transit gloria C.F.A. http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-843866 sic transit gloria C.F.A. Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-843866 In related news, Steve Jobs was seen trying to beat Steve Ballmer's record in the 5-lb chair throw :) In related news, Steve Jobs was seen trying to beat Steve Ballmer’s record in the 5-lb chair throw :)

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-843868 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-843868 Wasn't it always legal to jailbreak iPhones? I thought it just void the warranty as it was against Apple's T&C's? Wasn’t it always legal to jailbreak iPhones? I thought it just void the warranty as it was against Apple’s T&C’s?

]]> By: Tim http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-843873 Tim Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-843873 Today has made me realize why Boing Boing is one of my favorite websites. Not only are there two articles detailing court cases about unfair DRM laws being shot down, but there's also an article about how to get color back on old LEGOs. It's just full of useful information. :D Today has made me realize why Boing Boing is one of my favorite websites.

Not only are there two articles detailing court cases about unfair DRM laws being shot down, but there’s also an article about how to get color back on old LEGOs.

It’s just full of useful information. :D

]]> By: teapot http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-844645 teapot Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-844645 I know! johnwraps is nothing but an industry troll. john: Whenever I read your biassed comments, they consistantly muster a raised eyebrow as I ponder "why does this useless joker bother wasting his (and my) time?" In any case it's lucky for you the courts have decided that the uses in question are not theft, so now you can stop worrying about your little moral crusade to make the world think in your delusional way. I know! johnwraps is nothing but an industry troll.

john:
Whenever I read your biassed comments, they consistantly muster a raised eyebrow as I ponder “why does this useless joker bother wasting his (and my) time?”

In any case it’s lucky for you the courts have decided that the uses in question are not theft, so now you can stop worrying about your little moral crusade to make the world think in your delusional way.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-843881 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-843881 Hooray!! I just jailbroke my own kick-ass-hardware-but-crappy-company-software cellphone yesterday and its A BAZILLION TIMES BETTUR! Talking Mobile Shell and Turbo CFW. And I don't know a lot about technology but the Internet helped me. Who would freely want to pay the full price for a house in wich the best rooms inside are locked and the keys cost additional money? Kick those doors open! Hooray!! I just jailbroke my own kick-ass-hardware-but-crappy-company-software cellphone yesterday and its A BAZILLION TIMES BETTUR! Talking Mobile Shell and Turbo CFW. And I don’t know a lot about technology but the Internet helped me. Who would freely want to pay the full price for a house in wich the best rooms inside are locked and the keys cost additional money? Kick those doors open!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-843884 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-843884 when we first ripped a blaockbuster and re-thought it, it was 2002, Blade 2 was the hack, and nobody really noticed. but we BELEIVED!!!!!!! The Infringement: A Comedy in one (DMC)Act vimeo(dot)com(slash)2170544 gtron when we first ripped a blaockbuster and re-thought it, it was 2002, Blade 2 was the hack, and nobody really noticed.
but we BELEIVED!!!!!!!
The Infringement: A Comedy in one (DMC)Act
vimeo(dot)com(slash)2170544

gtron

]]> By: jlc3 http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-843885 jlc3 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-843885 "finally EFF got the Copyright Office to renew its ruling that made it illegal to unlock cellphones so that they can be used with any carrier. " I must not have enough coffee yet - how is this good? I specifically buy unlocked phones overseas so that I don't have to be tied to a carrier - but other folks unlock their phones. how is this good for them? is that illegal to 'lock' cellphones? I'm confuddled. I think I'll burn some coffee and see if I can understand :) “finally EFF got the Copyright Office to renew its ruling that made it illegal to unlock cellphones so that they can be used with any carrier. ”

I must not have enough coffee yet – how is this good? I specifically buy unlocked phones overseas so that I don’t have to be tied to a carrier – but other folks unlock their phones. how is this good for them?

is that illegal to ‘lock’ cellphones?

I’m confuddled. I think I’ll burn some coffee and see if I can understand :)

]]> By: Adam Backstrom http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-843888 Adam Backstrom Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-843888 IANAL. Does this ruling mean it will be illegal for Apple to require, via EULA, that users not jailbreak or unlock their phones? IANAL. Does this ruling mean it will be illegal for Apple to require, via EULA, that users not jailbreak or unlock their phones?

]]> By: Marco Raaphorst http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-843892 Marco Raaphorst Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-843892 Great win! Stupid DRM, stupid Apple. Hope they are learning something. We need open networks/systems. Sharing is needed. Great win! Stupid DRM, stupid Apple. Hope they are learning something. We need open networks/systems. Sharing is needed.

]]> By: johnnyuber http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-843898 johnnyuber Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-843898 The best Monday morning news ever! Completely made me go double rainbow on my coworkers... The best Monday morning news ever!
Completely made me go double rainbow on my coworkers…

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/26/eff-wins-enormous-vi.html#comment-843905 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-843905 Yup, I'll be renewing my EFF membership this year! Yup, I’ll be renewing my EFF membership this year!

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