Legality of Custom Gameboots Produced with Sony's Leaked Tools

[Ichijoe]

Also it is illegal to download a firmware. Firmwares are typically needed for things such as DEVHOOK & packaged in with "Automatic Downgraders". It is however legal to "dump" your own firmware off your PSP.

Ahggh, Dude you are so full of **it!
How can you say that downloading Firmwarez is ileagle?!
S0NY®™, are practicly giving the stuff away by
Downloads. With the only noted execption beeing the
Packaged Updates that are on UMDs'™.

Could it be that I'm takeing you out of some form of
Context here? In so far as you ment: By downloading Dumped Firmware's.

As S0NY®™ wholy encourages People to download there ruddy Firmwarez
either off a *PC/MAC or though the 802.11b Wi-Fi on the PSP™, itself.

So why can I not leagaly hold on to say the last Five S0NY®™ Firmwarez
(2.00, 2.50, 2.60, 2.71 & 2.80), on my own Machine?!

Again your argument only holds H²O so long as you were refering to downloading
actuall dumps. Since Devhook makes dumping a sinch. Most People here should have
a grasp of (ms0://, ms0:/PSP/GAME... etc), I can not see any problems with it, as there
are tools to extract the 'reboot.bin' file off an emulated v2.50/60.

So yes I did cheated that One time!

*It sould be noted that yourpsp.com, is not Firefox compatible and requiers One to use IE6/7
(Infection Exploiter 6 or 7), as your Browser...

[SSaxdude]

I tired of people thinking that if DCEmu was to host files such as iso loaders or gameboots, that this site would get shut down. I can't name one PSP site that has been shut down.
Or the idea that "iso loaders kill homebrew so I must hate isos for no particular reason." Homebrew is just as bad for Sony as isos. Both can keep PSP owners from buying more games.

If we start giving into Sony, don't consider this a homebrew site anymore.

BTW, I remember an act that Bill Clinton signed that protects sites with copyrighted material (ie. rom sites,) so I guess it would also apply to DCEmu. But since this site isn't in America, I guess Sony could shut it down.

[Voltron]

I tired of people thinking that if DCEmu was to host files such as iso loaders or gameboots, that this site would get shut down. I can't name one PSP site that has been shut down.

Nicely put! I'm glad this thread appeared. Its good to see that there are lots of people that feel the same as I and are tired of the "I HATE ISO" movement that has been ongoing on this site.

Well, I LOVE ISO's - Take that! I play games I own on UMD in ISO form.

[Mr. Shizzy]

Ahggh, Dude you are so full of **it!
How can you say that downloading Firmwarez is ileagle?!:

O.k. lets get something srtaight before you go misleading alot of ppl. SONY does own those firmwares. And yes they offer them free for their customers to upgrade with. They do belong to SONY however. Why do you think this sight don't host them? Ask around if you don't believe me. You should reaaly do your homework before you just go shooting off @ the mouth. Not only could you mislead ppl, but you make an a$$ of yourself.

[SSaxdude]

Well, I LOVE ISO's - Take that! I play games I own on UMD in ISO form.

Me too, load times aggravate me.

[FrozenIpaq]

It's been a while since I've been on DCEmu, but I'm very happy to see such an active community and concerned userbase.

Over at the QJ/PSPU Forums, we did not allow custom gameboot/PMF files due to their legality and it doesn't seem to have caused an uproar of any sort - which I was expecting a few hate PM's, but I got none

I never took the situation and looked into it as much, or even had a detailed response as the thread's creator. So, I must say - Great job!

[nielsss]

Me too, load times aggravate me.

yeah man i play iso on my psp, i got 4 on my mem stick right now

[Ichijoe]

While the above is certainly true. I can and will respect
the Rules here, about such things. It's not like dcemu.co.uk is the only psp-hacker Site on the web!

But, that said there are a lot of People here (With some Power it must be said!),
that are just plain Two-Faced about *.iso's!

On the One hand it's ok to pirate NES / SNES / SEGA etc... 'Cause those Systems are dead!
Blah, blah, blah. The last time I looked they were still selling the Gameboy / Advance / Dual Screen.
Yet there's no problem with posting a GBA Emulator.

Allthough I will give the Site credit for not hosting ROMs' (of the above System(s)),.
How much harder is it to use Google to find 'em?!
I didn't ask the Staff here to be my Surrogate Parent(s) nor my Guardian either.
Allthough I must aggree with the Rules here.
I think perhaps your carrying your Nany-State Polices a little to far, though.

Or is it just simply a qusetion of focus?!
Unlike the other "Sites", with the only exception in my Mind beeing Maxconsole.
All the other "Sites" just tend to focus in on the PSP™ exclusivly.

Here it's the PSP™ +Thirteen other Platforms, so whats the deal here exactly?
Given the point of this Thread was about S0NYs'®™ UMD™ Tools.
I'd say that your stance is 100% on the Button.
But, lets take a quick look at the XBOX™, for a second.
Allthough the SDK for that system had been leaked.
I didn't see the system fail, on that count, and the XBMC is the KILLER APP on that Console.
Just ask anyone!

I don't see the harm in *.iso loaders personaly.
Those People who will go to any extent to pirate stuff will do so regardless, of this Site!
This site, whatever it's intensions might be, is instigateing it.
Oh sure it's the NES & Gameboy (for Today lol),.
Till I 'hit' the other "Sites" and learn about Devhook and Torrents.
Then look out!!

Again it's your rules and I'll abide by them.
But are you really doing anyone any favors by sticking your Head(s) in the Sand?!

NOTE: THIS KINDA TALK GETS PEOPLE BANED!
I guess it grates all the Holier-Than-Thu Crowd, 'round these Parts!
Well for a few Hours at most? I wonder what ever happend to that?
BTW. Well here's hopeing I didn't Piss anyone off again this time!! lol.

PS: I do not personaly condone the use of Torrents myself!
Allthough I do not have any shame is stateing that, I do in fatct use Dvehook 0.46 Full...

[nielsss]

oh yeah please dcemu don't ban me from talking about iso's ...

[Ichijoe]

O.k. lets get something srtaight before you go misleading alot of ppl. SONY does own those firmwares. And yes they offer them free for their customers to upgrade with. They do belong to SONY however. Why do you think this sight don't host them? Ask around if you don't believe me. You should reaaly do your homework before you just go shooting off @ the mouth. Not only could you mislead ppl, but you make an a$$ of yourself.

I don't think that I ever said that S0NY®™ didn't own there Firmwarez, and yes it could be ileagle to host 'em.
But, as far as I know nobody is hosting any unpacked and decrypted Firmwarez.
It's only the EBOOT.PBP that you could have downloaded from S0NY®™.
So I don't see what's so damned ileagl about them!

On the other hand S0NY®™, has every right to get pissy about People posting fully Unpacked and Decrypted Firmwarez.
But, none of the even more moderately enlightened Sites would allow that.
As that would be plainly ileagle!

It may well be there Software, but, It sure as Hell is my PSP™.
It is I and not S0NY Computer Entertainment Europe®™ that gets to decide what or when something lands on my PSP™.

Something for you to chew on!
So why can I not legally hold on to say the last Five S0NY®™ Firmwarez
(2.00, 2.50, 2.60, 2.71 & 2.80), on my own Machine?! (Read: Computer),.
BTW: would it be only fair to mention that I got all these at One time or other from S0NYs' own Servers?!

Answers on a Postcard please!