HomeUploadUpload DirectHotlinkRandomAbouttheme toggle
Expand

Should You Go to Jail for Unlocking Your Phone?

Views:845
@ReasonVids

"Who owns your phone at the end of the day?" asks Derek Khanna, a visiting fellow at Yale Law and former staff member at the Republican Study Committee.

Last fall, Khanna earned notoriety - and a pink slip - for a public memo urging GOP members of Congress to rethink their stance on copyright law.

More recently, in a column for The Atlantic, Khanna blasted a new ruling that criminalizes the unlocking of cellphones under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA). Unlocking the phone simply means that a person could use a phone designed for one carrier on another carrier, assuming they had switched his plan. In addition to civil penalties, breaking this law could land you in prison for up to five years and force you to pay a fine of up to $500,000.

"In 1998 a poorly written statute, the DMCA, was passed and it prohibited a wide swath of commonly used technology in the name of defending copyright," Khanna explains. "If this is allowed to stand, then the answer is you don't own your phone."

A White House petition to change the law recently reached the 100,000 signature threshold, which means the Obama administration will have to give an opinion on the matter.

Khanna sat down with Reason's Nick Gillespie to discuss the unlocking your cellphone, the flaws in the DMCA, and why he was fired from the Republican Study Committee after writing a paper condemning current copyright law.

Derek Khanna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dkhanna11
Nick Gillespie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickgillespie

About 17 minutes.

Shot by Amanda Winkler and Meredith Bragg. Produced by Bragg.

Visit http://reason.com/reasontv/2013/02/21/you-dont-own-your-phone-derek-khanna-on for downloadable versions and subscribe to Reason TV's YouTube channel to receive automatic updates when new material goes live.

reason.com
,
reason.tv
,
reason.org
,
reason tv
,
unlocking cellphone
,
cellphone
,
cell phone
,
unlocking your phone
,
library of congress
,
derek khanna
,
republicans
,
copyright laws
,
dmca
,
nick gillespie
,
reason magazine
,
reason foundation
    Thumbnail for Former Gov. Ben Cayetano on Hawaii's Fiscal Mess and Stupid Rail Plan5:31
    Former Gov. Ben Cayetano on Hawaii's Fiscal Mess and Stupid Rail Plan
    ReasonVids
    1013 views
    Thumbnail for Comedian Bill Burr Cake Analogy On Abortion0:59
    Comedian Bill Burr Cake Analogy On Abortion
    bestofpoal
    656 views
    Thumbnail for China-Taiwan tensions: China issues 'stern warning' to Taiwan with military drills | Sky News2:24
    China-Taiwan tensions: China issues 'stern warning' to Taiwan with military drills | Sky News
    invidious
    263 views
    Thumbnail for OpenAI isn't even hiding it0:05
    OpenAI isn't even hiding it
    bestofupgoat
    125 views
    Thumbnail for Line Segment Intersection | EngineerNick5:55
    Line Segment Intersection | EngineerNick
    invidious
    397 views
    Thumbnail for 🚨40% to VETERAN 3  in 2x REP PARK EVENT! Streaking with BEST BUILD + BEST JUMPSHOT on NBA2K25! | Double H3:20:24
    🚨40% to VETERAN 3 in 2x REP PARK EVENT! Streaking with BEST BUILD + BEST JUMPSHOT on NBA2K25! | Double H
    invidious
    183 views
    Thumbnail for Single mom paid Florida auto repair shop owner over $2k for repairs she says were never done | ABC Action News4:20
    Single mom paid Florida auto repair shop owner over $2k for repairs she says were never done | ABC Action News
    invidious
    304 views
    Thumbnail for The Israeli Lobby - A Danger To The World Documentary51:54
    The Israeli Lobby - A Danger To The World Documentary
    AOUisgay
    582 views
    Thumbnail for Time Is Up For the #NeverTrump. Will They Swing Libertarian?7:13
    Time Is Up For the #NeverTrump. Will They Swing Libertarian?
    ReasonVids
    1018 views
    Thumbnail for Evil Boss - SNL | Saturday Night Live5:54
    Evil Boss - SNL | Saturday Night Live
    Fromcytube
    595 views
    Thumbnail for Would ObamaCare Kill Medical Innovation?7:39
    Would ObamaCare Kill Medical Innovation?
    ReasonVids
    931 views
    Thumbnail for 01 A History of Scotland - The Last of the Free59:22
    01 A History of Scotland - The Last of the Free
    AOUisgay
    531 views
    Thumbnail for BREAKING: Trump SOARS in NEW POLLING | Trish Regan LIVE! | Trish Regan48:48
    BREAKING: Trump SOARS in NEW POLLING | Trish Regan LIVE! | Trish Regan
    invidious
    199 views
    Thumbnail for jews Declare War On All Non jews The Question Is What Are Non jews Going To Do About That Reality18:14
    jews Declare War On All Non jews The Question Is What Are Non jews Going To Do About That Reality
    AOUisgay
    471 views
    Thumbnail for Villese vs Classicpro (TTL4 Platinum) | T90 Extras1:32:42
    Villese vs Classicpro (TTL4 Platinum) | T90 Extras
    invidious
    62 views
    Thumbnail for We allow ONE (1) break from the retardation and blackpilling here per day 0:53
    We allow ONE (1) break from the retardation and blackpilling here per day
    bestofupgoat
    77 views
    Thumbnail for Never Forget - ((( Multiculturalists ))) intentionally pushed, and paid for the flood of 3rd world illegal trash into Western White Nations, knowing it would destroy them.1:00
    Never Forget - ((( Multiculturalists ))) intentionally pushed, and paid for the flood of 3rd world illegal trash into Western White Nations, knowing it would destroy them.
    bestofupgoat
    316 views
    Thumbnail for Trying one of the best Indian restaurants in the US PT.1 📍Semma, NYC #food #indian #indianfood | Jack's Dining Room 0:54
    Trying one of the best Indian restaurants in the US PT.1 📍Semma, NYC #food #indian #indianfood | Jack's Dining Room
    invidious
    190 views
    Thumbnail for Closing the carried interest tax loophole | Morning Brew0:40
    Closing the carried interest tax loophole | Morning Brew
    invidious
    127 views
    Thumbnail for 😎🐖1:00
    😎🐖
    bestofupgoat
    90 views
    Thumbnail for Most savage Patrol I've seen in months!0:35
    Most savage Patrol I've seen in months!
    bestofupgoat
    136 views
    Thumbnail for There's always room for a Hall of Famer on a mound visit. | MLB0:41
    There's always room for a Hall of Famer on a mound visit. | MLB
    invidious
    305 views
    Thumbnail for FUTBOL Y TRANSAS EN VIVO 🔥 | AZZ2:54:35
    FUTBOL Y TRANSAS EN VIVO 🔥 | AZZ
    invidious
    86 views
    Thumbnail for when you stand up to a Karen | GrayStillPlays14:08
    when you stand up to a Karen | GrayStillPlays
    invidious
    436 views
    Thumbnail for The iPhone 17 Series: First Look! 🔥 | Sillycorns0:53
    The iPhone 17 Series: First Look! 🔥 | Sillycorns
    invidious
    127 views

points

Permalink
Reply
reason.com
,
reason.tv
,
reason.org
,
reason tv
,
unlocking cellphone
,
cellphone
,
cell phone
,
unlocking your phone
,
library of congress
,
derek khanna
,
republicans
,
copyright laws
,
dmca
,
nick gillespie
,
reason magazine
,
reason foundation
TOS  •  Add Keywords  •  Donate  •   Analytics  •   DMCA  •   Puzzle