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Resolved Is Jailbreaking an iPod touch illegal?
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What makes you think people would read a sticky faq when they can't be bothered to search or even read thread titles?
Yes I am, I never do anything illegal. Plus, I'm not that scared I just don't want to do anything that's not right, like pirating music or apps.
Okay, right and illegal are not necessarily the same thing, but anyway that's not really the topic here.
I don't know why you mention pirating, jailbreaking has nothing to do with pirating apps or music, if that's your concern you are hundred percent in the clear, having your iPod in a jailbroken state will not make it magically download pirated apps and music by itself while you sleep.
Anyway, since you seem to be generally confused about this whole subject I did some research for you ... and:
Canada
In November 2012, Canada amended its Copyright Act with new provisions prohibiting tampering with digital locks, with exceptions including software interoperability.[29] Jailbreaking a device to run alternative software is a form of circumventing digital locks for the purpose of software interoperability.
There had been several efforts from 2008-2011 to amend the Copyright Act (Bill C-60, Bill C-61, and Bill C-32) to prohibit tampering with digital locks, along with initial proposals for C-11 that were more restrictive,[30] but those bills were set aside. In 2011, Michael Geist, a Canadian copyright scholar, cited iPhone jailbreaking as a non-copyright-related activity that overly-broad Copyright Act amendments could prohibit.[31]
Source: Wikipedia.org iOS jailbreaking
So it looks like you should be good to go.
I don't know why you mention pirating, jailbreaking has nothing to do with pirating apps or music, if that's your concern you are hundred percent in the clear, having your iPod in a jailbroken state will not make it magically download pirated apps and music by itself while you sleep.
Anyway, since you seem to be generally confused about this whole subject I did some research for you ... and:
Canada
In November 2012, Canada amended its Copyright Act with new provisions prohibiting tampering with digital locks, with exceptions including software interoperability.[29] Jailbreaking a device to run alternative software is a form of circumventing digital locks for the purpose of software interoperability.
There had been several efforts from 2008-2011 to amend the Copyright Act (Bill C-60, Bill C-61, and Bill C-32) to prohibit tampering with digital locks, along with initial proposals for C-11 that were more restrictive,[30] but those bills were set aside. In 2011, Michael Geist, a Canadian copyright scholar, cited iPhone jailbreaking as a non-copyright-related activity that overly-broad Copyright Act amendments could prohibit.[31]
Source: Wikipedia.org iOS jailbreaking
So it looks like you should be good to go.
Yes, don't worry I know that. I was just saying If jailbreaking is illegal then I don't want to do it just like I don't pirate things. Thanks for the response, I jailbroke my iPod a few months ago now and I am happy I did it. (I still use the iTunes store to buy apps and music however) I will be losing my jailbreak to get iOS 7 because I really like it. I hope the jailbreak community creates a jailbreak for iOS 7 ASAP.
No one has ever been thrown in jail for just jailbreaking their phone.
However, AT&T will penalize your for using Cydia tethering apps, and using AppSync to install cracked apps is illegal in most countries.
However, AT&T will penalize your for using Cydia tethering apps, and using AppSync to install cracked apps is illegal in most countries.