The iPhone Dev Team worked for months trying to crack the iPhone 3G to be able to unlock it to use 3rd-party SIM cards on it. They worked at no charge to the general public and does not charge for their software. All of their software is completely free. Their software’s source code is given away by the team for those who want to reverse the application, but can NOT be sold.
A fool named Jody Sanders of the West Midlands, UK has decided that it is ok to steal the software and sell it for the hefty sum of £19.99 DIY (£49.99 in-store at either London or Birmingham). Jody Sander’s software contains copyrighted code that belongs to the iPhone Dev Team. The team’s latest blog post on their website is asking readers for some information about Jody Sanders and asking readers with a legal background for some advice.
From iPhone Dev Team’s blog:
Jody’s “software” contains our code and also copyrighted code from elsewhere. All you need is free and outlined here . What he is doing just isn’t cool.
If you are in Birmingham or London then if you could find out any information about Jody Sanders at “iph*neunl*ckuk” we’d be very appreciative.
Also if there are any UK based lawyers or student lawyers that could help us with this, then please contact us at blog@iphone-dev.org of course student lawyers can’t give us specific legal advice, but even your informal opinion helps.
Seems like even though Jody claims he doesn’t offer our software, he is offering his “own software” (that is fact just QuickPwn with some edits, also forbidden)
If you have any information about Jody Sanders or any legal advice make sure to contact the iPhone Dev Team, I’m sure they’ll appreciate any information or legal advice.
You can get in contact with the Team in the source link.
- source: blog.iphone-dev.org