It’s no longer illegal to jailbreak your iPhone or bypass a DVD’s CSS in order to obtain fair use footage for educational purposes or criticism under the DMCA in the USA, which is based on rulemaking proceeding and the Register of Copyrights’ recommendation.

The six “classes” that was designated:

1. Defeating a lawfully obtained DVD’s encryption for the sole purpose of short, fair use in an educational setting or for criticism.

2. Computer programs that allow you to run lawfully obtained software on your phone that you otherwise would not be able to run aka Jailbreaking to use Google Voice on your iPhone.

3. Computer programs that allow you to use your phone on a different network aka Jailbreaking to use your iPhone on T-Mobile.
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