The iPhone Dev Team worked for months trying to crack the iPhone 3G to be able to unlock it to use 3rd-party SIM cards on it. They worked at no charge to the general public and does not charge for their software. All of their software is completely free. Their software’s source code is given away by the team for those who want to reverse the application, but can NOT be sold.
A fool named Jody Sanders of the West Midlands, UK has decided that it is ok to steal the software and sell it for the hefty sum of £19.99 DIY (£49.99 in-store at either London or Birmingham). Jody Sander’s software contains copyrighted code that belongs to the iPhone Dev Team. The team’s latest blog post on their website is asking readers for some information about Jody Sanders and asking readers with a legal background for some advice.
From iPhone Dev Team’s blog:
Jody’s “software” contains our code and also copyrighted code from elsewhere. All you need is free and outlined here . What he is doing just isn’t cool.
If you are in Birmingham or London then if you could find out any information about Jody Sanders at “iph*neunl*ckuk” we’d be very appreciative.
Also if there are any UK based lawyers or student lawyers that could help us with this, then please contact us at blog@iphone-dev.org of course student lawyers can’t give us specific legal advice, but even your informal opinion helps.
Seems like even though Jody claims he doesn’t offer our software, he is offering his “own software” (that is fact just QuickPwn with some edits, also forbidden)
If you have any information about Jody Sanders or any legal advice make sure to contact the iPhone Dev Team, I’m sure they’ll appreciate any information or legal advice.
You can get in contact with the Team in the source link.
- source: blog.iphone-dev.org
Same thing happened with psp, Pandora Battery. Saw the software on ebay same day it was released.
it’s bugged to fuck anyway would not pay a penny for it my signal is crap now plus dropped calls the muppet who stole it wants to bin the crap thing
thats a bit harsh dickhead. the software is free and they r still updating all u have to do is wait for it to be fixed. how hard is that?
fuck him up bro wtf
what a faggot ima root his mumma
LOL root his mum, that is a bit hardcore
Isn’t it illegal to hack the iPhone though? If they get lawyers invovled into court and stuff they would just get in trouble too? LOL
It’s not illegal to hack the IPhone, but it is illegal to pirate the App Store apps that cost money. If you break you contract, all that happens is you have to pay a fee and then the Iphone is your and you can do whatever to it.
yeah, it’s not illegal to hack the iPhone. Nor unlock it either, I believe in the US by law you have right to unlock YOUR phone. I’m not a lawyer but i’ve heard that from many people with legal backgrounds.
What a bastard. I hope someone with a legal background in the UK can advise them on shutting down this jerk. If he(?) was just offering a service in his own store for a nominal fee, I wouldn’t mind. But selling someone else’s work, especially when it’s given away for free, is just a rotten thing to do.
Why would someone be stupid to pay for something that the dev team offers for free? If someone wants to pay the stupid guy thats their fault for not researching and finding out its free. Besides saying you have a copyright and actually owning the copyright is totally different. What is it 10% different and its legal?
Sounds like it’s time for a good old fashioned knee-capping. That will sort him out!
Cheers
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