Digital copyright laws changed again after the Electronic Frontier Foundation won three major and two minor new exemptions to the old DMCA. The three major exemptions affect iPhone owners, video remixers, and eBooks without an audio version. The minor exemptions effect gamers and people using computer programs with dongles. These rulings could affect the way people listen to music, and make music too.

Apple released a statement about the decision to “legalize” jailbreaking iPhones saying that it still violates the end-user license agreement and will void the warranty. Users that have already ran out of their Applecare might choose to Jailbreak for cloud music services like Grooveshark, which is currently not allowed in the US. Of course there are tons of Apps users could enjoy, like GV Mobile which allows users to utilize Google Voice rather than their carrier. If you already started jailbreaking your phone and want ideas of what to do with it, read about these ten apps.

Video remixing is now allowed for non commercial purposes. This means a lot of the videos removed for copyright infringement on YouTube may find their way back as users test the new limits. Musicians may be able to push this boundary, too. We might even see AutoTune the Movies as a successor to AutoTune the News.

E-Books without audio versions can now have their DRM legally broken to allow a text reading application to speak the book. The law states very clearly though, that if an audio version exists a user cannot legally bypass the DRM – no matter what the cost of the audio version is. Time will tell if publishers test out raising the prices of audiobooks, or if users simply don’t care if there is an official audiobook and would rather save money.

Gamers will also have an excuse to break copyright protection under the guise of “good faith testing”. Supposedly, this will help increase security. The hackers will also be allowed to legally hack computer programs protected by dongles that are no longer for sale in the marketplace.