Divineo stung with USD $9 million piracy fine

[Zourn]

What the hell is a "illegally modified video game console"? I was unaware that there was a law that said you could not do whatever the **** you wanted to with something once you bought it and took it home.

Only in California would this have ever passed.

[the_eternal_dark]

What the hell is a "illegally modified video game console"? I was unaware that there was a law that said you could not do whatever the **** you wanted to with something once you bought it and took it home.

Only in California would this have ever passed.

There are limits to what you can do with your purchased item. You cant run modified copywrighted code or play pirated software (roms, isos, etc). Thats what they mean.

[ataribob]

Thanks a lot American government, you keep trying to shut everyone down.

We don't call a judge in CA. an american at all

[MicroNut]

There are limits to what you can do with your purchased item. You cant run modified copywrighted code or play pirated software (roms, isos, etc). Thats what they mean.

That's about right.

However actions like this are like science fiction being used to prevent something that *might* happen.

It's like 1984 came and went and nobody noticed.

We could get to a point where we own nothing.
We rent our software, we rent our hardware.

We only buy the right to use it.
Then we can only use it the way they want it to be used.
Or face serious breaches in our rights to use the product.

Ungh...

Then again a friend told me once that one can only rent beer.

In that sense it’s like a roller coaster.
You pay to ride.
And that's fair.

So what is fair in the PSP scene?

Backups…
Emulation…
Applications…
Hardware mods...
Mod Chip...

Huge categories with legal and ethical issue that run together like spaghetti.
Is it no doubt the scene is full of so much drama?

This chip maker got busted and that kinda sucks.
In my opinion, including a HDLoader in the package was not a bright idea.

I, for one, am going to do my best to sit back and enjoy the ride.
I paid for it.

[the_eternal_dark]

That's about right.

However actions like this are like science fiction being used to prevent something that *might* happen.

It's like 1984 came and went and nobody noticed.

We could get to a point where we own nothing.
We rent our software, we rent our hardware.

We only buy the right to use it.
Then we can only use it the way they want it to be used.
Or face serious breaches in our rights to use the product.

Ungh...

Then again a friend told me once that one can only rent beer.

In that sense it’s like a roller coaster.
You pay to ride.
And that's fair.

So what is fair in the PSP scene?

Backups…
Emulation…
Applications…
Hardware mods...
Mod Chip...

Huge categories with legal and ethical issue that run together like spaghetti.
Is it no doubt the scene is full of so much drama?

This chip maker got busted and that kinda sucks.
In my opinion, including a HDLoader in the package was not a bright idea.

I, for one, am going to do my best to sit back and enjoy the ride.
I paid for it.

So true...

I still think this ruling is crap. I wonder who slapped them with the fine...

[NoQuarter]

Yeah Micronut, we're on the same page buddy.Actually I used my psp to read 1984 for the first time.

[MaxSMoke]

They need to take that ruling to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has already upheld the rights of MP3 users to copy their music from CD's to their MP3 player. That same ruling applies to this decision.

It's sad to say, but the courts in my sunny Californian home are very stupid, and sometimes even corrupt. That's why SO many bad rulings come out of them. But the Supreme Court would not let this nonsense happen. They support the rights of the users. The E.F.F. needs to step in and DO something about this!

[the_eternal_dark]

They need to take that ruling to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has already upheld the rights of MP3 users to copy their music from CD's to their MP3 player. That same ruling applies to this decision.

It's sad to say, but the courts in my sunny Californian home are very stupid, and sometimes even corrupt. That's why SO many bad rulings come out of them. But the Supreme Court would not let this nonsense happen. They support the rights of the users. The E.F.F. needs to step in and DO something about this!

I don't think it's only Cali that has that problem, Ohio, New York, and Tennessee have that problem as well as many other states. I think something like the mp3 ruling will protect users who backup their own games (legally it's is still a very gray area). I would like to see what becomes of this.

[ExcruciationX]

This is bull$#@!! (Excuse me for swearing, but it is certainly necessary!!!) Nobody, can make modchips illegal, unless they contain the software to run!

[the_eternal_dark]

This is bull$#@!! (Excuse me for swearing, but it is certainly necessary!!!) Nobody, can make modchips illegal, unless they contain the software to run!

I guess some people decided to ruin the fun for some of us. I hope divineo stays open here in the states, I order from them quite a bit.