Here’s some interesting news that could affect the continued growth and success of Apple’s App Store.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has proposed to the Copyright Office that the iPhone be exempt from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act thus deeming it legal to jailbreak its software. Apple, for their part, says that allowing such a proposal to take effect will "destroy the technological protection of Apple's key copyrighted computer programs in the iPhone device itself and of copyrighted content owned by Apple that plays on the iPhone." The EFF, on the other hand, believes that by allowing jailbreaking, more innovation can take place and more apps will be developed.
We’re not quite sure who’s currently winning this battle, but if the EFF does manage to get the Copyright Office on their side, this could be the downfall of the App Store. If you want to read the brief proposal of the EFF, you can find it here. Apple’s reply can be found here while the EFF’s second brief can be found here. All are in PDF format.
October is when a ruling is expected to be handed out. Rest assured, we’ll keep you guys posted on any developments regarding this matter.
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