Nerve Endings Firing Away

"It’s no longer illegal under the DMCA to jailbreak your iPhone or bypass a DVD’s CSS in order to obtain fair use footage for educational purposes or criticism. These are the new rules that were handed down moments ago by the U.S. Copyright Office. This is really big. Like, really big."

Indeed big news. Go forth and jailbreak your phone or rip that DVD. Of course, you have to 'criticize' it if you do.

[Link to Now legal in the U.S.: Jailbreaking your iPhone, ripping a DVD for educational purposes]