I've heard gel breaking your itouch gets you a new one with pre-paid apps.
Oh. Haha.
It's called "jailbreaking" and it doesn't "get you a new one", it allows for you to add on third-party apps. Apple is against this of course, as it allows you to steal apps.
Actually, as installer (the jail break appstore) came before appstore, any pre-existent apps around before they were released onto appstore are legal. Also, even though apple claims it is illegal, I have looked through the legal information on the itouch and found that any manipulation, destruction, or rewriting of any program or installment on your ipod touch/iphone is legal. Me and the two other people in the world that noticed this (who reads legalities?
) realized that it is in fact illegal for apple to ban the installer and cydia installer. To humor myself, I went in to an apple store and asked a representative if jailbreaking was illegal. They of course replied yes. I then asked if I could browse around one of their demo iphones, and I found the article I was looking for. I then found the representative and asked him what the paragraph meant. Stunned, he replied something like "Oh it just means you can download onto or manipulate your iphone however you want." I continued into the subject and re-broached the topic of jailbreaking. I asked, if I can manipulate my personal phone however I want, why couldn't I install an app that is independent from apple, giving me access to further manipulation? He said that third party management isn't allowed by apple. I then pointed out the paragraph where it states I can manipulate my phone through a third party, and how after it is sold to me it is illegal to tell me what I can or can't do with it unless stated before bought. What that means, is after I buy the itouch and installer is created, the people who bought an itouch before they claim it to be illegal are 100% safe. Those who purchased afterwords can find the very same license agreement, and if they are interested they can go to an apple store and go through the same process.
I realize that was a little off topic but I wanted to share my findings
It is in fact legal to download any free apps as long as you don't steal directly from apple. Plus, theres gameboys and what not on installer.. its so much better