Due to a recent ruling from the Library of Congress (who has power to add exceptions to certain copyright laws), Apple may have a difficult time taking a stronger stance against jailbreaking of their devices. According to the New York Times, this ruling would mean it is now “… legal to bypass a phone’s controls on what software it will run to get ‘lawfully obtained’ programs to work.”

There are plenty of reports of various App Stores popping up that promise to offer iPhone applications in a way other than through the actual iTunes App Store. Just this week, the Cydia store was made available for jailbroken iPhones. These App Stores—which are completely illegitimate in Apple’s eyes, I’m sure—offer to bring numerous applications that Apple won’t allow in the store, such as tethering (which is already available on the Cydia store). Should Apple care?

For those of you who have been anxiously awaiting the ability to get any type of application on your iPhone, Cydia lead Saurik/Jay Freeman has delivered. The Cydia App Store, which is now available through jailbroken iPhones, has been released and promises to provide all sorts of applications that Apple may not (such as tethering). The store is currently only accepting payments through Amazon Payments, but Freeman has said that PayPal is on its way. Freeman hopes that having less apps on his store will make it easier to find apps that people truly want, compared to the over 15,000 on the legitimate App Store.