For quite possibly the first time ever, Apple has publicly stated that it believes that jailbreaking an iPhone is against the law — not against its end-user agreement for iPhone use with Apple’s services like iTunes, its App Store, or MobileMe — but against the law. More specifically, Apple contends that jailbreaking an iPhone infringes on its copyright. That’s right, copyright. While it’s no stretch of the imagination to believe Apple isn’t particularly keen on customers who jailbreak their iPhones, the company has not often addressed the phenomenon in public statements.
