Blocking cellphone unlocking software with appeal to the DMCA (Engadget)

Blocking cellphone unlocking software with appeal to the DMCA (Engadget)
Another day, another chapter in the saga of business abusing copyright law to try and lock in consumers. First, they came for the Italians , and now Wired is reporting on one of the (unnamed) major cell carriers here in the States trying to invoke the DMCA to put an (also unnamed) company who sells cellphone unlocking software out of business. CellPhoneCo takes the very wispy argument that

US mobile Web, video revenue seen growing strongly (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. wireless services could see their percentage of revenue from data services such as Web surfing or video streaming doubling or tripling in the next five years, according to a top executive at Sprint Nextel Corp., the country's third biggest mobile service.

Mobile Phones: The Crucial Platform (eWeek)
Voice remains the killer app, and vendors are vying constantly for users' attention with community building, games and an ever-widening field of accessories.