What is iPod Touch jailbreak, you are asking? Well after doing some Googling on my part, I found out that it is an application called for iPhone, iPad or iPod for users to gain root access to the command line of the iOS operating system, thereby removing usage and access limitations imposed by Apple. Consumer can then install any non-Apple application including Linux for example without losing the other normal functions such as making telephone calls. iPod Touch jailbreak, this application is now legal in the US.
Is it legal? Under Digital Copyright Millennium Act (DCMA), a US copyright law, iPod Touch jailbreak is legal.
The ruling made by DCMA in 2009 denied Apple’s application to refine iPod Touch jailbreak as a violation of copyright. Therefore, making it legal and Apple has to take extra steps to prevent iPod Touch jailbreak.
Say you own an iPod touch; be it 2G, 3Gor 4G.
How jailbreak iPod touch can become illegal? Jailbreaking is legal since we have paid for the iPod touch and it is up to us what to do with it. And it is also legal for as long as we do not take things for free when in actual you have to pay for it. Say downloading songs. Songs are not free. These are works/copyright materials you have to pay for or it is piracy, which is clearly illegal.
For iPod touch, there is no Mail, Notes, Weather, Google Maps, and Stocks, and if you download the applications it will be illegal as these are paid application. It is very simple with an iPod touch. You hand over your monies to Apple and they will hand you the iPod touch. The rest is history. You own the legal rights to the hardware and software of that specific device alone. Therefore making it legal to jailbreak it for resell.
Apple has firmware installed to prevent iPod Touch jailbreak in the device called iOS. For different iPod touch there will be different version. For second generation of iPod touch 4G, Apple created iOS 4. Nonetheless this firmware had already matching jailbreaker.
How to jailbreak iPod touch? It is rather simple to jailbreak an iPod touch. All you need is to download the software which is either Greenpois0n RC4 or Sn0wbreeze 2.1 for iPod touch 2G or Pwnage Tool 4.1 or redsn0w 0.9.6b6 for iPod touch 3G and iPod touch 4G.
Will my warranty still work after iPod Touch jailbreak?
A further issue with iPod Touch jailbreak is the warranty. If it is the hardware, like your iPod coming apart, then it is different story. However, Apple may void its warranty be it any problem with the software. Apple may or may not say that you have hacked or jailbreak it, thereafter refuse service. It is because you have modified the device and they don’t cover such modifications and damages.
Think carefully as you want to jailbreak you iPod. Why not wait till the warranty is finished. Then do whatever you want with it. But it is your choice. However, for an iPod touch, it is very easy to restore the default firmware and “unjailbreak” the device making it eligible for warranty service. But ask yourself if this act will affect your conscience.
