[HIB]HTC Cracks Down on ROM Hackers With Cease and Desist Letter

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We've covered a fair few of the ROM hacks here on Gizmodo, which many parts of an extremely active network of hackers/Android-lovers have created. Now though, HTC is cracking down on them, sending Coinflipper's community a cease-and-desist.Coinflipper has been behind a few of the most high-profile hacks, but is also particularly skilled at digging out mentions of upcoming Android phones in the developers' code. He gives the army of Android lovers the tools to customize their phones, but also stirs up a lot of publicity and hype for HTC's products.Nonetheless, HTC has ordered the month-old Shipped-Roms community, led by Coinflipper, to "cease and desist," taking offense to the illegally-published/copied "original art work," meaning most probably their phones' code. The letter, published on Shipped-Roms, says also that it's a "serious criminal offence," not just in the US but also the EU and "other countries where similar laws are enforced."

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