Bad news came today for all owners of the iTablet because now you can't jailbreak iPad legal. DMCA, Bureau of Copyright, has revised the legality and legitimacy of jailbreaking iPad and iPhone. Copyright law is regularly reviewed in order to meet the ever-changing standards. Also there are rumors that
illegal iPhone unlock can be true as well. Some earlier decisions can be reversed and there is not possible to jailbreak iPad legal.
iPad jailbreaking has been legal for the last two years which allowed hackers to release tools like Redsn0w to
jailbreak iPhone 4S and iPad 2. Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) reports that now users are unable to legally hack their devices, including iPad.
iPhone jailbreaking has remained legal, but with some restrictions. Now smartphones purchased after January 2013, will be subjected to the jailbreak only with the permission of the carrier to which iPhone is locked. Jailbreak-use tools for these devices such as Redsn0w, Absinthe, Sn0wbreeze and others will be considered illegal. However all devices which you will purchase before the end of January 2013 you will be able to jailbreak without restrictions.
I hope iPhone Dev team and pod2g will develop
untethered jailbreak for iOS 6 and iPhone 5 before that time.
The tablets were a disgrace now, since Changed market realities disgrace tablets like iPad jailbreak. The term "tablet" is too vague and includes digital readers and other devices. Now all the gadgets in this category were removed from the list of electronic products in which the user could make modifications in iOS or other OS.
It is possible that now
iPad jailbreak status can be significantly hampered by changes in legislation. Do you remember the sad story of George Hotz also known as Geohot. The hacker discovered a vulnerability in the PlayStation 3, causing Sony to sue him in court. The same fate could suffer hackers from iPhone Dev Team, Chronic Dev Team and other developers tools to jailbreak iOS devices.
Also there is bad news for legal iPhone unlock because in 2013 it will be illegal. You better read the quote:
The Register concluded after a review of the statutory factors that an exemption to the prohibition on circumvention of mobile phone computer programs to permit users to unlock “legacy” phones is both warranted and unlikely to harm the market for such programs. At the same time, in light of carriers’ current unlocking policies and the ready availability of new unlocked phones in the marketplace, the record did not support an exemption for newly purchased phones. Looking to precedents in copyright law, the Register recommended that the class designated by the Librarian include a 90-day transitional period to allow unlocking by those who may acquire phones shortly after the new exemption goes into effect.
You have two months that's why you have to hurry up and unlock iPhone if you need it. I don't think they are right but this how the way it is. Now you can do one thing. You have to be ready to unlock iPhone while it is still possible using IMEI
unlock for AT&T iPhone and
factory unlock iPhone locked to any other carrier worldwide.