starting this weekend it is illegal to unlock new phones to make them available on other carriers
It’s embarrassing and unacceptable that we are at the mercy of prosecutorial and judicial discretion** to avoid the implementation of draconian laws that could implicate average Americans in a crime subject to up to a $500,000 fine and up to five years in prison.
Ubiquitous, seldom-prosecuted crimes invite arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement.
Source: The Most Ridiculous Law of 2013 (So Far): It Is Now a Crime to Unlock Your Smartphone – The Atlantic