As of Saturday, it became illegal to unlock your cell phone. That means,
even if you own it outright, you can't alter the device to make it to
work on another carrier without risking a fine. ANY President is
going to appoint his cronies to positions within The Executive Branch
and those people will be like minded and vulnerable to the same
political and corporate lobbying demands. With the current
administration's disdain for The Constitution and the freedom and
liberty of the citizenry, why is it not surprising that this nonsense
has come about? O_o

http://preview.tinyurl.com/aox7wq8

US Copyright Office issued an order on Saturday which will make Cell
Phone unlocking illegal. This order will be applied to all Cell phones
purchased after this Saturday. This order is mainly aimed at large scale
cell phone trafficking operations in which large quantities of cell
phones are purchased, unlocked & then sold in foreign markets at lesser
rates. It can also be implemented to individuals who unlock their
phones. People who unlock their cell phones may be subjected to a fine
of up to $2500. Large scale operations may be fined up to $500,000 & may
be jailed for 5 years. Previously cell phone unlocking was not an
offense but this new order overturns that ruling. O_o

TDD