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"  On July 26, the LOC ruled that modifying the software in devices like smartphones and tablets to allow for the installation of unapproved applications, or in order to switch to another carrier, is in fact legal under provisions in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).  The DMCA, which became law in 1998, makes it illegal to modify software to override security measures\u2014like those in Apple devices that don&amp;#039;t allow owners to install applications not approved by the company\u2014used by copyright holders to control access and usage of digital devices and content.  Every three years, the LOC hears arguments for proposed changes to the DMCA and decides whether certain actions should be exempted from its rules.  Exemptions are meant for examples in which the law hinders the ability of users of specific types of copyrighted products to use them legally. For instance, the LOC determined that disallowing device owners from switching to other carriers interfered with their ability to legally operate the phone with another service. It also found that jailbreaking devices to allow unapproved applications to be installed was legal under &amp;quot;fair use&amp;quot; provisions in the DMCA. These rulings will be revisited in 2013. How to Jailbreak the iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad: Using the mobile browser, go to www.jailbreakme.com. At the purple screen, swipe. That&amp;#039;s it.  According to the site, it&amp;#039;s also simple to reverse the process: &amp;quot;Just connect your device to your computer, sync, and then press Restore in iTunes.&amp;quot; It&amp;#039;s worth noting that jailbreaking has been known in some cases to &amp;quot;brick&amp;quot; devices, leaving them unable to function in any capacity, and it could leave the device open to new security threats. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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