Tag: Digital Millennium Copyright Act
New Bill Legalizing Cellphone Unlocking Introduced in Congress
Earlier this year the Digital Millennium Copyright Act became effective and one of its provisions is that it makes it illegal for anyone in the United States to unlock their phones. This means that if your device is SIM locked to a particular network you won’t be able to unlock it to use on other [...]
Unlocking Cellphones Becomes Illegal Saturday in the U.S.
The days when you could easily unlock a cellphone anytime you want will soon be over. Starting this Saturday it will become illegal to unlock a smartphone. This means that if you’ve been meaning to unlock your iPhone or Android device then you have two more days to do it. Why will it become illegal? [...]
