Apple is bullying a security company with a dangerous DMCA lawsuit

iFixit details Apple's copyright lawsuit against Corellium: Despite a lack of apparent interest in enforcing their copyright to iOS software, in this specific case Apple has decided to exert control over iOS. And they've crossed a red line by invoking the most notorious statute in the US copyright act, section 1201. This is the very law that made it illegal for farmers to work on their tractors and for you to fix your refrigerator. It's the same law that we've been whacking away at for years, getting exemptions from the US Copyright Office for fixing, jailbreaking, and performing security research on everything from smartwatches to automobiles. Enter Apple with the latest terrible, awful, no-good application of 1201. Apple claims that in making virtual iPhones for security and development use, Corellium is engaged in "unlawful trafficking of a product used to circumvent security measures in violation of 17 U.S.C. 1201." In other words: Corellium sells a way to use iOS that works around the way Apple intended it to work. Apple knows that you can't use Corellium's software to create your own knock-off iPhone. But they can claim that Corellium's software is illegal, and they might technically be right. That's terrifying. I hope the lawsuit ends with a loss for Apple, but I wouldn't bet on it,