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The competent authority of the U.S. government determines that the release of the iPhone to load unauthorized software from Cupertino does not infringe the copyright. A step towards opening the market controlled by the application at the time of Cupertino ERNESTO ASSANTE

Escape the prison and legal. The "jailbreaking," the release of the iPhone to load unauthorized software on the phone from Apple and not downloaded from iTunes is now a practice that can not be pursued. This was established by the U.S. government who authorized the practice along with many others that had been banned by federal law in 1998 that prevented bypass certain technical measures implemented by the production companies on their products to prevent unauthorized use of copyrighted materials.

The revised law, which takes place every three years by the Library of Congress Copyright Office ruled that jailbreaking should not be pursued because it is not in a practice that should be disturbing to works protected by copyright. Legitimacy comes after years of protests from users who did not agree with Apple, which has always supported the jailbreaking was an unauthorized modification of its software.

There is no doubt that this new regulation is the first step towards opening the market for iPhone applications, completely controlled by Apple at the time, removing the need to receive approval from Apple for distribution through iTunes. Opened with the iPhone jailbreaking can not currently be updated through iTunes, but can load programs by independent producers who do not pass through the filter of Apple, giving But the guarantee of the house in Cupertino. Apple, to date, has never sued anyone for jailbreaking, but it will knock out the phones "open", right through the updates of its software, a practice that the new regulation, however, will not block.

If you were to get to market opening, the losers would not really Apple, as its competitors, especially Google's Android, which have built their fortunes on the fact that their operating systems are open and allow the possibility users to load any software developed by third parties.

Apple spokeswoman, Natalie Kerris, was keen to stress that despite the new rule, jailbreaking is a practical concern for the company of Steve Jobs, as it makes the iPhone, "an unstable and unreliable." "- The goal of Apple - he added - is to ensure its customers the best possible experience with their iPhone and we know that jailbreaking can severely degrade the experience."

The novelty of the new regulation are still many others. From now on, the mobile phone owners can remove the protections used to change operator, remove the caps from the game for safety reasons, remove protection from DVD for purposes of study or teaching. The new rules, which go into effect today and will remain in force for five years, were greeted with great enthusiasm by the Electronic Frontier Foundation: "The government has established an important principle. Consumers can use and modify the cars they bought if they want. "