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First PS3 Jailbreaker Arrested In South Africa

Posted by timothy on from the how-quaintly-soviet-of-them dept.

GusGous writes "South African newspaper Beeld reports that the first person known to be arrested for jailbreaking the Playstation 3 was arrested in Parktown, Johannesburg today. This raid was conducted by the South African Police Service's Commercial Crime Unit, after receiving criminal complaints from the South African Federation Against Copyright Theft (SAFACT). Members of the police were assisted by the South African Revenue Service (SARS) Computer Forensics Lab. The police confiscated goods of around R100 000 (14000 USD)." See also this story in Afrikaans; Google translation.

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  1. Question by msobkow · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What has theoretical freedom of ideas have to do with a full-scale commercial piracy operation?

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