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UK High Court Rules Modchips Illegal

Posted by timothy on from the perfectly-reasonable-don'tcha-think dept.

PhotoBoy writes "The Register has an article about the UK's High Court ruling PlayStation 2 modchips to be illegal. This means all homebrew and hobbyist coders in the UK can no longer modify their consoles to run games they have written. Gamers who like to mod their consoles to play games on import early are also out of luck. It's like saying you can't modify your car or your house or your clothes! Would Ford sue you for removing the rev limiter from your Focus?"

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  1. Re:So what? by tsm_sf · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, I made up all of my numbers, but the proportions are generally right.

    Thanks for contributing in your own small way to the death of Science. Keep it up, and remember to vote Republican this fall.

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    Literalism isn't a form of humor, it's you being irritating.