{"id":861,"date":"2013-01-26T16:44:21","date_gmt":"2013-01-26T23:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unlockbase.com\/?p=861"},"modified":"2013-01-26T16:56:58","modified_gmt":"2013-01-26T23:56:58","slug":"dmca-ruling-only-for-customers-from-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unlockbase.com\/blog\/dmca-ruling-only-for-customers-from-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"DMCA Ruling (Only for Customers from USA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unlockbase.com\/blog\/wp-content\/dmca_logo.gif\" alt=\"Digital Millenium Copyright Act\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">As you may have heard, there has been some changes to the law regarding  unlocking of cell phones affecting individuals in the USA. As of January 26th,  2013, it will be illegal to unlock devices that are manufactured from this date  onwards for USA phones, phones made BEFORE this date are still 100% okay to  unlock. This law can be completely ignored by clients outside of the USA in  foreign countries. This is part of the DMCA ruling, more info can be read here:  <span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT396_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/public-inspection.federalregister.gov\/2012-26308.pdf\">https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/public-inspection.federalregister.gov\/2012-26308.pdf<\/a><\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">How you may protect yourself against this law? For one thing, each and every  wholesaler, reseller, dealer, etc with a store front or online front selling  unlock codes should have some type of disclaimer to protect themselves from  scrutiny such as: &#8220;Due to the recent legislation passed by the Library  of Congress for the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA), we are forbidden to  unlock devices that were manufactured on January 26th, 2013 and later. We will  not be held liable for unknowingly unlocking a device that was made from this  date onwards. We invite you to sign the petition to make unlocking 2013 cell phones legal:  <span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT415_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/petitions.whitehouse.gov\/petition\/make-unlocking-cell-phones-legal\/1g9KhZG7\">https:\/\/petitions.whitehouse.gov\/petition\/make-unlocking-cell-phones-legal\/1g9KhZG7<\/a><\/span>  (please share with your friend)&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Please note this is not a legal advice and for all legal\u00a0inquries, its BEST to contact a lawyer as we do not provide legal  services.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">However Electronic Frontier Foundation attorney Mitch Stoltz\u00a0told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2013\/01\/26\/unlock-phone-exemption-ends\/\" title=\"DMCA Unlock Cellphone\">EnGadget<\/a>: &#8220;What&#8217;s happening  is not that the Copyright Office is declaring unlocking to be illegal, but  rather that they&#8217;re taking away a shield that unlockers could use in court if  they get sued.&#8221; This does make lawsuits much more likely according to him, but  it&#8217;s still up to the courts to decide the actual legality of phone unlocking.  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