Copyright Office rules that consumers can legally unlock cellphones

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Aaron @ Nov 24th 2006 8:43AM

In the UK, it's mandated in law that a carrier must unlock a phone for a user in return for a small administration fee (usually around $30).

Unlocking phones through other means is legal too, but most of these methods are illegal (i.e. using pirated software) and usually void the warranty.

IMEI changes and unblocking phones is still a criminal offense though.

Nice to see that the US is catching up. :)

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