“HTC threatens handset hackers with legal action for distributing ROMs”
Such is the case for the popular HTC ROM distribution site Shipped-ROMs, who allegedly just received a Cease & Desist order straight from the desk of HTC’s Legal Counsel.
According to HTC, Shipped-ROMs is stepping out of line by “illegal copying… HTC’s original art work.”
That’s nice. As the article suggests, you could argue that HTC has some sort of a “duty” to protect the intellectual property included in those ROMs but, really, it would kinda make it seem like they don’t realize the only reason someone could choose to buy an HTC phone over an iPhone these days is precisely the desire to hack their system, be able to install alternate ROMs.
Do you really want to alienate the hardcore geeks that constitute your biggest advocacy group?
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