Government Okays Jailbreaking
anytime soon. This jailbreaking is a term to describe bypassing restrictions on cell phones and other devices that would otherwise prevent the use of unauthorized apps. The US Copyright Office has announced that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act will not apply to the practice. The ruling also applies to video games, educational uses of DVDs and security dongles on computers. Apple doesn’t like it, but at least this time, chalk one up for the consumer.