So far, cellphone unlocking bills do little to nothing to fix the real problem of anti-circumvention restrictions
by Jerry Brito on March 12, 2013 · 4 comments
Since we last visited the cellphone unlocking question, three bills have been introduced in Congress that address the issue. My sources tell me that forthcoming shortly here on the TLF will be a Ryan Radia patented Radianalysis™ of the bills. While that’s still cooking, though, I wanted to give you my quick impressions.
The bills range from “meh” to crafty.
Jerry Brito / Jerry is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and director of its Technology Policy Program. He also serves as adjunct professor of law at GMU. His web site is jerrybrito.com.