money is money though, i guess.

In the case of signing a contract you did not read, one generally has access to the contract prior to signing therefore the contract is binding. No one has access to the license prior to purchasing the product.

While I do agree with the software aspect of this, I do not agree with making it illegal to install an alternate operating system, or installing unapproved software on a device. Preventing consumers from using an OS or software of their choice whithout the prior approval of the manufacturer is a violation of ones first amendment rights more specifically, the free exercise clause of the first Amendment.

My religion requires me to be a good steward, it is a violation of that principle to purchase hardware that I cannot modify or install such applications as I need. And yes, that means I will not purchase anything Apple. And when Microsoft prevents people from running alternate OS’s on their computers and or tablets, I will refrain from purchasing anything Microsoft.

The manufacturer is not the master of the consumer. The manufacturer is not the owner of the consumer. The manufacturer is the servant of the consumer.

Scott A. Tovey

In the case of signing a contract you did not read, one generally has access to the contract prior to signing therefore the contract is binding. No one has access to the license prior to purchasing the product.

While I do agree with the software aspect of this, I do not agree with making it illegal to install an alternate operating system, or installing unapproved software on a device. Preventing consumers from using an OS or software of their choice whithout the prior approval of the manufacturer is a violation of ones first amendment rights more specifically, the free exercise clause of the first Amendment.

My religion requires me to be a good steward, it is a violation of that principle to purchase hardware that I cannot modify or install such applications as I need. And yes, that means I will not purchase anything Apple. And when Microsoft prevents people from running alternate OS’s on their computers and or tablets, I will refrain from purchasing anything Microsoft.

The manufacturer is not the master of the consumer. The manufacturer is not the owner of the consumer. The manufacturer is the servant of the consumer.

Scott A. Tovey

The difference is you bought your couch, house, etc and agreed to no such license – except there was an agreement. Did you read that fine print limiting your future lawsuits agsinst the inspector?

Your couch is completely different, legally, than a ‘purchased’ movie on a DVD or other stuff you buy where you agree to a license-that notice you get that nobody seems to read…

The difference is you bought your couch, house, etc and agreed to no such license – except there was an agreement. Did you read that fine print limiting your future lawsuits agsinst the inspector?

Your couch is completely different, legally, than a ‘purchased’ movie on a DVD or other stuff you buy where you agree to a license-that notice you get that nobody seems to read…

The difference is you bought your couch, house, etc and agreed to no such license – except there was an agreement. Did you read that fine print limiting your future lawsuits agsinst the inspector?

Your couch is completely different, legally, than a ‘purchased’ movie on a DVD or other stuff you buy where you agree to a license-that notice you get that nobody seems to read…

The difference is you bought your couch, house, etc and agreed to no such license – except there was an agreement. Did you read that fine print limiting your future lawsuits agsinst the inspector?

Your couch is completely different, legally, than a ‘purchased’ movie on a DVD or other stuff you buy where you agree to a license-that notice you get that nobody seems to read…

Oh yes, and that mod you did to that old couch to firm it up until you can get a new one, illegal jail breaking.

Then there’s that iron you added to that t-shirt. That’s illegal jail breaking as well.

This may seem like apples to oranges, but the principle is the same. If you purchase a piece of hardware, you own that hardware and have a right to mod it in any way you see fit. The only way doing so would be copyright infringement is if you are not the original author of the mod.

Apple sells it’s iPhone, iPod and iPad with an operating system. They then dictate to you what is and is not allowed to be installed on your property.

Apple claims that if you create an app that they have not approved, and install your app  on the device you purchased from them and own, you are violating their copyright.
This position is in fact, claiming copyright ownership of your original work.

Copyright law states that the person originating a work owns the copyright to that work, and that the work is protected once it is published in a usable form. What this means is that as soon as I click the post button and post this message which is my original work, this post is protected under US copyright laws and I am the holder of that copyright.

slashgear.com has no legal right to claim ownership of this post and cannot claim ownership by virtue of the fact that I posted it on their site. At the same time, by virtue of my posting this comment to their forum, I cannot claim that slashgear.com has violated my copyright because it was myself, and not them that posted this remark. Thus the law protects us both at the same time.

What apple is doing, is claiming ownership of a device that others have legally purchased and exchanged legal tender for. At the point the device was paid off, ownership of that device transferred from apple to the purchaser. Once ownership transferred hands, the previous owner looses all rights to control what happens to the property which in this case would be the iPhone, iPad or iPod.

I infer from what you said that it is perfectly acceptable for the company that built your house to come in and tell you that you are not allowed to paint the walls any color other than the one that they painted it. And you cannot put any furniture in your house unless you purchase that furniture from their furniture store where they make a profit off that furniture.  Because doing so is illegal jail breaking.

Scott A. Tovey

But, there are always idiots who will think mega-corporations are actually pushing these laws to protect people.  The ONLY people they’re protecting are them and their own fat wallets.