Jailbreaking Illegal?

[computerwiz514514]

Is jailbreaking your iPod Touch illegal even if it is yours and you bought it?

[bhz1]

Good question. Apple seems to think it is however I believe you have the right to do what you want with what you own. However, there is no legal precedent to follow for this. So in a sense there is no definitive answer.

[confucious]

Just because Apple say it's illegal does not make it so.
It is not, and never has been, illegal.

[punklove]

but it can void the warranty as the software executes unauthorized code on the hardware- thus asking the hardware to do what apple does not intend the hardware to be doing- so jb is illegal in the sense that it voids your legal right to claim warranty-

further- in the software license agreement, it explicity states that the user agrees not to modify the software [either themselves, or using other software that will modify it for them]- but again, all this does is disclaim apples own liability-

99.99999% chance you aint gonna be arrested, unless your selling pirated copies of their OS on the streets

[confucious]

It certainly does void your warranty (at least in the USA - in Europe, probably not) but a simple restore will often get your phone back to a point where Apple would never know.
But you were probably right to mention it.