Playstation 2 mod chips ruled illegal

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Just saw this on Australian IT.. Seems that Sony has won the appeal against modifications to Playstation 2's - so modifying your Playstation 2 is illegal now. [}:)]

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6840638%5E15306%5E%5Enb…

Submitted by Blitz on Fri, 01/08/03 - 9:32 AMPermalink

Just a small note...
Modifying your PS2 is NOT illegal, only the sale of mod-chips.
CYer, Blitz

Submitted by tachyon on Fri, 01/08/03 - 10:22 AMPermalink

so modding your ps2 with a mod-chip isn't illegal, but buying a mod-chip is?

Submitted by souri on Fri, 01/08/03 - 10:28 AMPermalink

I meant that it would be illegal for stores to modify it for you.. which I could be incorrect there anyway..

Submitted by Meatex Salami on Sat, 02/08/03 - 8:23 PMPermalink

This is bloody stupid
if they want to get rid of mod chips remove region locking from the ps2 then i wouldn't need to get one now would i.
What they are saying is if i want to do the legit thing i would have to buy 2 ps2's just so i can play import games as well as Australian games.

Submitted by JonathanKerr on Sat, 02/08/03 - 9:02 PMPermalink

quote:
What they are saying is if i want to do the legit thing i would have to buy 2 ps2's just so i can play import games as well as Australian games.

In some places, importing is illegal - ie Britain. Their 'rationale' is that it harms the sales of games when they are released in PAL format.

Submitted by Meatex Salami on Sun, 03/08/03 - 11:59 PMPermalink

thats all good and well but what about the many games that aren't released in PAL and never will.
the .hack games come to mind for ps2.
I want to play them but to do so i will need to import either the US or Jap version of it because as far as i know it simply isn't coming out in PAL
and who really cares about UK when we are talking about Australia. I don't think it is illegal to import here.

Submitted by Major Clod on Mon, 04/08/03 - 12:07 AMPermalink

What if you buy a secondhand game off Ebay from say the US, would that be illegal if you were in the UK?

Submitted by Blitz on Mon, 04/08/03 - 7:06 AMPermalink

Are the .hack games even being released in the US?
CYer, Blitz

Submitted by JonathanKerr on Tue, 05/08/03 - 12:13 AMPermalink

quote: ...and who really cares about UK when we are talking about Australia. I don't think it is illegal to import here.

Because if a game isn't coming out in the UK or European PAL territories, it sure as shit ain't coming our way either.

One of the reasons (read:excuses) for people to buy mod-chips is so that they can 'import games' (read: copy them). So even if you are modifying your PS2 to play import games, you can't even use that excuse. Ergo, neither can mod-chip sellers.

Submitted by sho nuff on Tue, 05/08/03 - 9:09 PMPermalink

if this is there way of preventing piracy then there pretty naive. Can anyone say, "PS2 hard drive"?

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Just saw this on Australian IT.. Seems that Sony has won the appeal against modifications to Playstation 2's - so modifying your Playstation 2 is illegal now. [}:)]

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6840638%5E15306%5E%5Enb…

Submitted by Blitz on Fri, 01/08/03 - 9:32 AMPermalink

Just a small note...
Modifying your PS2 is NOT illegal, only the sale of mod-chips.
CYer, Blitz

Submitted by tachyon on Fri, 01/08/03 - 10:22 AMPermalink

so modding your ps2 with a mod-chip isn't illegal, but buying a mod-chip is?

Submitted by souri on Fri, 01/08/03 - 10:28 AMPermalink

I meant that it would be illegal for stores to modify it for you.. which I could be incorrect there anyway..

Submitted by Meatex Salami on Sat, 02/08/03 - 8:23 PMPermalink

This is bloody stupid
if they want to get rid of mod chips remove region locking from the ps2 then i wouldn't need to get one now would i.
What they are saying is if i want to do the legit thing i would have to buy 2 ps2's just so i can play import games as well as Australian games.

Submitted by JonathanKerr on Sat, 02/08/03 - 9:02 PMPermalink

quote:
What they are saying is if i want to do the legit thing i would have to buy 2 ps2's just so i can play import games as well as Australian games.

In some places, importing is illegal - ie Britain. Their 'rationale' is that it harms the sales of games when they are released in PAL format.

Submitted by Meatex Salami on Sun, 03/08/03 - 11:59 PMPermalink

thats all good and well but what about the many games that aren't released in PAL and never will.
the .hack games come to mind for ps2.
I want to play them but to do so i will need to import either the US or Jap version of it because as far as i know it simply isn't coming out in PAL
and who really cares about UK when we are talking about Australia. I don't think it is illegal to import here.

Submitted by Major Clod on Mon, 04/08/03 - 12:07 AMPermalink

What if you buy a secondhand game off Ebay from say the US, would that be illegal if you were in the UK?

Submitted by Blitz on Mon, 04/08/03 - 7:06 AMPermalink

Are the .hack games even being released in the US?
CYer, Blitz

Submitted by JonathanKerr on Tue, 05/08/03 - 12:13 AMPermalink

quote: ...and who really cares about UK when we are talking about Australia. I don't think it is illegal to import here.

Because if a game isn't coming out in the UK or European PAL territories, it sure as shit ain't coming our way either.

One of the reasons (read:excuses) for people to buy mod-chips is so that they can 'import games' (read: copy them). So even if you are modifying your PS2 to play import games, you can't even use that excuse. Ergo, neither can mod-chip sellers.

Submitted by sho nuff on Tue, 05/08/03 - 9:09 PMPermalink

if this is there way of preventing piracy then there pretty naive. Can anyone say, "PS2 hard drive"?