Rooting now legal?

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What does the below story mean for the droid x?

The U.S. government on Monday announced new rules that make it officially legal for iPhone owners to "jailbreak" their device and run unauthorized third-party applications. In addition, it is now acceptable to unlock any cell phone for use on multiple carriers.


AppleInsider | US government legalizes iPhone 'jailbreaking,' unlocking

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It means you can't be sued by the company for simply rooting or jailbreaking a device.

"Basically, they just can't sue you for the specific act of breaking their protections, but there's nothing stopping them from putting those protections in there in the first place, or for suing you for an infringement not covered in this exception -- like distributing Apple code in a non-Apple-approved way, or installing illegal or pirated software. Not that any of you jailbreakers would ever do that."

From Engadget