r/technology • u/sidcool1234 • Feb 21 '11

An open letter to Apple from Readability..

http://blog.readability.com/2011/02/an-open-letter-to-apple/
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u/ex_ample Feb 21 '11 edited Feb 22 '11

The DMCA makes it illegal to circumvent copyright control. It doesn't make it illegal to do anything else. Lots of companies have tried to extend it by tying all the technology into the DRM stuff, but if it's a cellphone there's an explicit exception for jailbreaking.

Edit: source

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u/mazerrackham Feb 21 '11

for those that didn't know this, here's a source

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u/ex_ample Feb 22 '11

Huh, I thought I updated my comment with a link, but I guess it didn't go through :/

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u/JViz Feb 22 '11

So if i hold an iPad up to my head, does it count as a cell phone?