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Jailbreak your tablet, jail time for you.......

frank freedmanfrank freedman Posts: 1,983
edited 2013-04-11 01:00 in General Discussion
Maybe I missed it, but in any event I just came across an article which pretty much states that the Librarian of Congress has the authority to determine which devices may or may not be modified without the manufacturers permission. Said power being derived from our friendly over-reaching DMCA. The article was posted 04 Feb on Tabletpcreview.com. My first thought was WTF?? Seriously if I own a device, I pay for the for pay apps and media, I should be able to use them on whatever I want, when I want without having to have a whole stable of devices to actually have what I want. I wonder what the EFF has to say on this, since they are usually pretty loud about this sort of stuff.

Be curious to see what others here have to say or what they have heard/read on this.............

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  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2013-04-06 15:34
    It's time for us peasants to revolt. The copyright/DMCA/etc/etc laws have gone too far.

    Well, they went to far a long time ago. Was it when I discovered I had to pay the music industry for blank CD's. Was it when I discovered my taxi fare included royalty payments for the music I might here on the radio in the cab. Was it when...ahhg here is too much to list here.
  • teganburnsteganburns Posts: 134
    edited 2013-04-06 15:44
    Its kinda like quad-copters... how are you going to regulate this, and how far is each side willing to go?
  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2013-04-06 16:38
    WHOOO!! I am so glad I bought my Samsung S3 last year HA!

    Dont worry the LoC is a bunch of twits in a white Bldg in wash DC ,, the EFF will get this flipped soon...

    Iam really getting sick of this Crazy country / world I live in ... Like Stewie in family Guy I want BACK in the womb ..... pop back me out when the world is more at peace ...


    Franky Iam amazed WE have not just had a Big fight already ..... Looks like most of the USA is just playing arm chair Quarterback .. Only when there angry birds got cut off do they budge a inch .



    Ya know we have MS to thank for this ..... they locked the daylights outta there RT surface toy and now its made the powers to Be act Bold ...

    ONLY caues its ARM based ........... this stuff cant be enforced on X86 regardless of form factor ..

    Ya know is really easy way outta this ....... If manufactures Sell Blank tablets .... you want android then Compile it and Volla ..
    NO pre installed OS no Law!
    for how big these tablets are physical a 2ed uSD card slot for the OS of choice would be easy to install

    you may end up paying 90% more but to those who care .. its not a Big deal ...

    I hope Mr Do no evil Google will challenge this ..... they have the coffers ..

    Frakly I have my cash in hand for a Real mans tablet . a CF 19 toughboook to replace my CF 29 ..
    granted it is thick ..
  • CircuitBurnerCircuitBurner Posts: 21
    edited 2013-04-06 17:05
    I think it is only posturing with the eventual intent of ripping away a basic freedom thats currently accepted as common sense...but sometime in the future might not.
    Kinda like these posturing bluffing exploratory moves by the elite lawmakers that desire to register and subsequently confiscate firearms otherwise held in legacy by law abiding, responsible, mature persons for whatever reasons. They throw these "facts" out into the lexicon of public awareness more as an exploratory item to either measure public reaction, or to in-fact condition or soften public acceptance of such a change...whether correct or incorrect...with the end goal of affecting a public policy position before any substantial legislative efforts or moves are made.
    In the case of currently legal firearms, especially legacy firearms like my grandfathers WW-2 issued M-1 carbine, The politician legislators will find particular difficulty in separating me from my guns, and therefore it is highly probable that such posturing will eventually be abandoned in order to prevent loss of credibility and embarrassment of such politician legislators...;0)
  • prof_brainoprof_braino Posts: 4,313
    edited 2013-04-06 17:08
    No real worries here. If its illegal to jailbreak a device, I'll buy one that COMES unlocked, for half the price. Let them regulate themselves into oblivion.
  • kwinnkwinn Posts: 8,697
    edited 2013-04-07 12:35
    frank freedman wrote: »
    Maybe I missed it, but in any event I just came across an article which pretty much states that the Librarian of Congress has the authority to determine which devices may or may not be modified without the manufacturers permission. Said power being derived from our friendly over-reaching DMCA.

    This one is relatively simple to deal with. Don't buy devices that forbid modifications. This may however become more difficult if manufacturers are forced to forbid mods by legislation. For that we need to discipline our politicians.

    As for extortion by the music industry, locked computing devices, and absurd patents, perhaps it is time for the voters to get organized and monitor what their supposed representatives are doing.

    A good start would be a web site that provides an outline of legislation and lists how each representative votes on it. I have always thought that booting out politicians that are not doing a great job will introduce fresh blood and new ideas. The longer a party is in power the more “entitled” it's members feel, and the deeper the roots of graft become. Out with the old and in with the new is the best policy IMHO.
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2013-04-07 12:49
    Some laws were simply meant to be broken...

    yeah... try to tell me that I can't hack/jailbreak/reassign something I personally own.. lol..

    (I'm a law abiding citizen, but I suspect laws like these were designed in the attempt to make everyone a criminal. "Get out of line citizen and we'll jail you for something we KNOW you've done!")

    Jeff
  • CircuitBurnerCircuitBurner Posts: 21
    edited 2013-04-07 16:06
    kwinn wrote: »
    This one is relatively simple to deal with. Don't buy devices that forbid modifications. This may however become more difficult if manufacturers are forced to forbid mods by legislation. For that we need to discipline our politicians.

    As for extortion by the music industry, locked computing devices, and absurd patents, perhaps it is time for the voters to get organized and monitor what their supposed representatives are doing.

    A good start would be a web site that provides an outline of legislation and lists how each representative votes on it. I have always thought that booting out politicians that are not doing a great job will introduce fresh blood and new ideas. The longer a party is in power the more “entitled” it's members feel, and the deeper the roots of graft become. Out with the old and in with the new is the best policy IMHO.


    We call those things 'heaters'.... put them in the spotlight, let them know about it, and then twist em to get favorable responses...lol
    Cheap, easy to build and maintain, and brutally effective at taming that pesky bothersome mental midget politician.
  • CircuitBurnerCircuitBurner Posts: 21
    edited 2013-04-07 16:16
    yea, the legion is far far too vast and varied to ever become a central target, and never forget to preach the fact that the only way to ever come close to real security is to learn and understand the mechanisms and procedures used to execute 'cyber-mischief' and the underlying support that enables these crimes.
    We hack to keep from becoming long in the tooth, or simply antiquated and helpless to our masters.
  • teganburnsteganburns Posts: 134
    edited 2013-04-11 01:00
    Well for now its legal so nothing, and welcome to the forums. :)
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