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Xbox, PS2 Modding Confirmed Legal In Spain
thesman writes "As we can see in The Register's article: 'A Spanish judge has ruled that modifications to games consoles to allow them to play DVDs and games from other countries 'are not illegal' in Spain'." According to the article, "the ruling comes after the Guardia Civil charged Barcelona video games shop Innovagames", and it's explained: "The judge noted that such modifications 'might constitute a crime against the intellectual property of the equipment manufacturers', but he concluded that there is a legal loophole in the 'Ley de Propiedad Intelectual' (Intellectual Property Law) which means that they are, by default, legal."
it sounds like the judge was *against* mod-chips, but was forced to go against his judgement by the loophole. and loopholes tend to get closed.. so this is a very temporary victory for mod-chips, if that. it's more likely to speed up a change in the law making them *illegal* in Spain. IANAL.
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With a 15$ swap disk.
Normally, I would link lik-sang, but they are sold out.. and I dont know if they are getting more.
just search for "ps2 dvd region free" or "ps2 dvd region x"
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