Cyclone Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 That's a simple statement really, it's not illegal to jailbreak, or root, or otherwise gain full access to a piece of hardware that you own. With the caveat that you aren't doing so in order to run pirate games. http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-07/28/investigation-is-it-legal-to-jailbreak-a-uk-iphone The detailed discussion is in this article, about halfway down. The legal bit is British law, in the "Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003", says it's okay to break these "technical measures" for interoperability reasons, but not for the purposes of infringing copyright. I don't think there's really any question about the practice then, which means (and note I'm not questioning anything here, just making a statement) that selling such a device is not breaking the T&Cs of this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Presumably, this bit of the classifieds guide is applicable: Modified or 'chipped' consoles or any other device or article which may circumvent or infringe on copyright. A jailbroken phone potentially enables copyright infringement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Presumably, this bit of the classifieds guide is applicable: A jailbroken phone potentially enables copyright infringement. So does selling a laptop with a cd writer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 So does selling a laptop with a cd writer... Good point. Perhaps you could suggest they're included too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitisbad Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 the only issue you seem to have is some of the networks won't replace it on insurance if you have done that. but if you're selling it that wouldn't be an issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mort Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Regardless of whether jailbroken phones are legal or not the forum rules do not allow them to be sold. This is a private site with rules that you agree to abide by when you join the site and the owner has a policy on these items which is what you as users have agreed to comply with. If you have any further questions on this matter then please take them to the helpdesk. closing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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