Disqus
Apple was none too happy when BlueWiki page OdioWorks hosted conversations on how to have your iPhone work with something other than iTunes, and had sent some legal muscle after the site, who claimed the parties in question violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s (DMCA’s) prohibition on circumventing copy protection measures. Luckily, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has stepped in and is helping OdioWorks fight back, after having the page removed. Good on the site poking around and seeing what could be done with the phone, but honestly, did they think they would get away with looking that deeply at an iPhone in a public forum without getting some attention? On the other hand, Apple could have easily let the issue slide – after all, what harm is there in letting a few Linux hackers tool around the iPhone? If nothing else, they might brick a few in their experiments and have to buy new ones. It’s a tough call at this point, but if OdioWorks wins, it’ll set quite the precedent.
[EFF via PocketGamer]
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
