Xbox, PS2 Modding Confirmed Legal In Spain

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday April 28, 2004 @12:01AM from the lawyers-flocking-to-mediterranean dept.

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."

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Obligatory.... by WFFS · 2004-04-28 00:08 · Score: 0, Offtopic

First post!

But really, this is ther first good news article on IP that I have heard for a while. What are the chances that other nations will start following suit? Or are there no such loopholes in other IP laws?