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Australian Federal Court Finds Mod Chips Not Illegal

Posted by michael on from the mail-order dept.

Friendless writes "In contrast to the story earlier this week about the Ottawa man who was jailed for selling and installing mod chips, the the Australian ABC reports that the Australian Federal Court has found that installing mod chips is not illegal, because Sony failed to prove that a copyright protection measure was installed in the PlayStation in the first place. Here is the full judgement."

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  1. D'oh by Wind_Walker · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Yeah, yeah, I realize my folly. I had originally intended to not point out the broken link, but I really wanted to read the story and so I decided to point it out in the vain hope it would be fixed soon.

    Just think about it in the same way you think about the Naked Gun quote: "I can sum that up in three words: Quinton Hapsburg."

  2. Re:It is called civil disobedience by Mr+Guy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Doesn't civil disobedience require taking a stand for your own opinions? Even here on slashdot you get the option of pseudoanonymity, why would you still insist on being AC?

    At least when I make noise you can associate my other posts to it; that way when I encourage civil disobedience I can at least have cyber reputation at risk.

    Risk nothing, lose everything.

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    Never confuse volume with power.
  3. Is it just me... by Andy+Dodd · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Or did this AC get modded to +4 for ripping off another guy's post from the Bruce Perens thread?

    http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=36633&ci d= 3943580

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    retrorocket.o not found, launch anyway?
  4. HOW COULD THIS BE OVERRATED WHEN IT WASN'T RATED? by RobinH · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    SHEESH

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    "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." - Mark Twain
  5. Australia by af_robot · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I've just remembered the old joke:

    Custom officer at Sydney airport is checking passport of English tourist:
    - Have you ever been in prison?
    Englishman:
    - Is it still necessary?