I think it's all completely ridiculous. I have a Kindle Fire. It's great. But if I buy an app for Android (which the Kindle is), I can't install it on the Kindle unless I've jailbroken it so I can install non-Amazon approved apps. Yet if I were to install some 3rd party hack to use my Kindle fully, I'm breaking the law, could go to jail if I'm caught, and can be fined like $250,000 all because I legally bought and paid for an app that I couldn't install. If you're curious, I'm speaking of the Marvel app (which is free). They don't have a Kindle version, and the Android version cannot be installed without first jailbreaking the Kindle. I don't want to jailbreak the Kindle though because if I ever need it serviced, I've voided the warranty and any support I could get. This is also true with stuff like Xbox 360 modding. It's illegal to modify your console to play backups. But it's legal to make a backup of a game you own. So how are you supposed to be able to play those backups (for protection of your originals) without first "jailbreaking" the xbox? And I'm a big supporter of 3rd party programming. There's things people have designed and programmed for the Xbox which is great, but you can only do it if you've modified the console to allow running unsigned 3rd party code. It shouldn't be illegal to enhance the capabilities of the console. I don't own a cell phone. But if I buy a cell phone for $300, I'd like to be able to use a carrier that I want, which has decent coverage and support for my area. I don't want to be limited to the type of phone I can get based on what carriers are available for it.. I should be able to get a really nice phone and a really cheap carrier if I wanted. As it is right now, the cheap carriers are limited to the $20 phones at the grocery stores. I want their services but not their phones. If jailbreaking an iPhone will give me access to a pay-as-you-go plan of $12 a month, I'm all for it. Governments need to just relax and realize there are benefits to circumventions that aren't all negative.