In this case, the headline is grossly misleading, as it implies Apple has moved for a change, and done something "evil". The truth is that they have only objected to arguments by the EFF that jailbreaking ought to be granted an exception to the DMCA. The fact is that jailbreaking (which involves bypassing protections of a copyrighted work) is already subject to fines and jail time under the DMCA.
I contend that sloppy reporting is a factor.
In this case, the headline is grossly misleading, as it implies Apple has moved for a change, and done something "evil". The truth is that they have only objected to arguments by the EFF that jailbreaking ought to be granted an exception to the DMCA. The fact is that jailbreaking (which involves bypassing protections of a copyrighted work) is already subject to fines and jail time under the DMCA.
Now, one could argue that Apple's opposition to the change implies that they want fines and jail time for jailbreaking, but that doesn't reflect the content of Apple's objection (http://www.copyright.gov/1201/2008/responses/apple-inc-31.pd...).