Hacking the iPhone against the law?
Apple has argued in comments filed with the U.S. Copyright Office that hacking or jailbreaking the iPhone is against the law. This is the first time Apple has taken a stance on the 
widespread jailbreaking and unlocking of the iPhones since its inception. Apple argues that jailbreaking was a violation of copyright laws, saying that the current hacks modify the OS and bootloader of the iPhone, which is a small program stored in the phone's nonvolatile memory that loads the iPhones operating system, currently on version 2.2.1.
Apple has further argued that hacking the iPhone leads to more copyright infringements, as jailbreak the iPhone allows you to download third-party software, which can sometimes include apps from the App store. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has criticised Apple's move, saying that it's an attempt to introduce fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) over the use of the hacks. Apple has hit back, saying that the EFF wants to tell them how to run their business.
Source: ComputerWorld
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