Apple takes down on iOS jailbreak offering: sues Corellium for software copyright infringement

In August, Apple sued Corellium, a jailbreak software developer, alleging that they made profits by copying the iOS system. A few days ago, Apple revised the indictment and filed an allegation of software copyright infringement.

Corellium’s software can run the latest iOS operating systems, virtual iPhones and iPads, and other Apple systems. Hackers and software developers can then try to do anything on the device, whether it’s looking for security holes or just testing their applications on different Apple hardware and software.

In late December, Apple passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to amend its indictment, arguing that jailbreaking was a violation of the DMCA. Apple says Corellium facilitates jailbreaks through its software. “Corelli’s actions have clearly infringed Apple’s software copyrights,” Apple said in a statement. “It just copies everything: code, graphical user interface, icons-all of them, very detailed.”

Corellium CEO Amanda Gorton questioned Apple’s new indictment and expressed dissatisfaction with Apple’s attitude toward jailbreaking. Gorton said: “Apple’s latest filing against Corellium should give all security researchers, app developers, and jailbreakers reason to be concerned.”

Gorton accuses Apple of using the lawsuit to “crack down on jailbreaking” and claims that Apple is seeking to eliminate public jailbreaks. Gorton said Corellium was “deeply disappointed” by developers and researchers “rely on jailbreaks” to test the security of their own applications and third-party applications.

Via: macrumors