Is Jailbreaking now legal in south africa?

[JustinS]

I'd jailbrake my old iPod if this thing worked as they say it does! How much did you pay for the qpeel?

I paid around R1300 for three. I saw another guy selling them now so I offered them to him.

[JustinS]

He was involved in making and selling counterfeit copies of software. Considering that law is intended to protect data communications, not software products or hardware measures to prevent copying of those products, it is ridiculous to be using it. What sentence did he receive?


Does it use a SIM? Then you'd need to RICA that. The phone/device you put it into isn't relevant.

Yep it uses a sim (Qpeel), theres a guy on gumtree selling them so I offered them to him at what I paid for them.

[JustinS]

Just don't sell the device and you should be fine

I offered them to a guy thats selling them on gumtree at what I paid so what he does is his problem now.

I just dont understand all these guys on these classifieds sites that are charging to jailbreak a device, so naive to the law. lol

[JustinS]

What the Law says:



US law has a fair use clause in DMCA act to allow for jailbreak. Our copyright law does not have this clause as its never been updated to cater for today's use of the law. (Why we can download without a worry)

Not tested in court yet, but I can tell you selling jailbroken devices is, as people who sold jailbroken PS3's where sentenced.

Personally I say go jailbreak away, not like they have enough space or time to go after all the iOS/Android owners that broke no 4 above on their own devices.

Thanks for the heads up, I have decided rather be super safe than sorry


I agree wit

[Elimentals]

Thanks for the heads up, I have decided rather be super safe than sorry

I agree wit

I would not worry about it, like I said just dont sell jailbroken devices. All my devices are either jailbroken or rooted. Its like piracy, some of it is illegal but everyone is doing it.

Next you gonna tell me you use a SA account on it seeing that giving false details to open a US account is also illegal as it falls under fraud.