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Italian Court Rules PlayStation Modchips Are Legal

Posted by timothy on from the your-own-stuff dept.

cabalamat2 writes "An Italian court has ruled that PlayStation modchips are legal under the Italian version of the EUCD, because the modchips are not primarily intended to circumvent copyright protection measures, but to allow people to make backup copies of games (legal in Italy), play games not authorised by Sony, etc. The judge evidently wasn't impressed by what he called Sony's 'Absurd Restrictions' on usage."

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  1. Re:Mafia by sfjoe · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...since the mob still controls everything in Italy anyway.

    In the USA, the corporations control everything. It remains to be seen which is better for the end-user.

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  2. Re:Mafia by Darth23 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well I know Id take Cosa Nostra Pizza over Dominos any day.

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