ps3 ban | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:11:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png ps3 ban | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Ban on Playstation 3 lifted by the courts https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/faith/ban-on-playstation-3-lifted-by-the-courts/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/faith/ban-on-playstation-3-lifted-by-the-courts/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:11:41 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=37311 KitGuru reported last week that the Playstation 3 was a victim of custom seizures. This was due to LG accusing Sony of using BluRay technology that LG had developed. They attempted to get Sony to pay for the technology by forcing a preliminary injunction against the import and sale of Playstation 3's. As we reported, …

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KitGuru reported last week that the Playstation 3 was a victim of custom seizures. This was due to LG accusing Sony of using BluRay technology that LG had developed. They attempted to get Sony to pay for the technology by forcing a preliminary injunction against the import and sale of Playstation 3's.

As we reported, this injunction worked, with customs officials throughout Europe seizing the Playstation 3 consoles at the borders. Dutch police were even told that they could have been able to seize consoles already sold to the public.

stocks will start increasing again in Europe, now the ban has been lifted

The courts however have reviewed the case and have taken Sony's side, lifting the injunction and leaving a massive bill on LG's lap for 130,000 euros. Sales of the Playstation 3 have been hurt a little, due to low stocks in many countries but this comes as a kick in the teeth for LG as they may reevaluate their stance on taking legal action on the patent claim.

LG haven't issued any statement yet as to whether they are going to let this matter drop, or pursue it further. If they continue losing they will face many more legal bills, however if they did manage to get a successful verdict, Sony would end up owing millions in patent fees.

KitGuru says: More information as we get it.

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Sony to ban Playstation 3 jailbreakers: Hotz modder sued https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/carl/sony-to-ban-playstation-3-jailbreakers/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/carl/sony-to-ban-playstation-3-jailbreakers/#respond Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:16:33 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=34407 It was big news recently when the Playstation 3 was jailbroken. Sony never released a public statement about the new hacks, but they have now, saying that anyone caught installing third party software will get immediately banned. George Hotz, an enterprising modder has released a custom firmware for the console, but he is now being …

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It was big news recently when the Playstation 3 was jailbroken. Sony never released a public statement about the new hacks, but they have now, saying that anyone caught installing third party software will get immediately banned.

George Hotz, an enterprising modder has released a custom firmware for the console, but he is now being sued by Sony for his work. Hotz has said that he sees no problem with running third party software on a console he owns.

So far Sony lawsuits against those who talk about the cracked private key that allows third party software to be signed, hasn't been very successful. Sony however now have a solution, they are going to try and remove core functionality from consoles that have third party code installed.

Sony have issued the following statement:

Unauthorized circumvention devices for the PlayStation 3 system have been recently released by hackers. These devices permit the use of unauthorized or pirated software. Use of such devices or software violates the terms of the “System Software License Agreement for the PlayStation 3 System” and the “Terms of Services and User Agreement” for the PlayStation Network/Qriocity and its Community Code of Conduct provisions. Violation of the System Software Licence Agreement for the PlayStation 3 System invalidates the consumer guarantee for that system. In addition, copying or playing pirated software is a violation of International Copyright Laws. Consumers using circumvention devices or running unauthorized or pirated software will have access to the PlayStation Network and access to Qriocity services through PlayStation 3 system terminated permanently.
To avoid this, consumers must immediately cease use and remove all circumvention devices and delete all unauthorized or pirated software from their PlayStation 3 systems.

This move is sure to be unpopular with the modding community who love to pimp out and personalise their hardware. We can understand Sony wanting to stop piracy, but is killing functionality going to solve their problem?

KitGuru says: What do you think? Are Sony within their rights to do this or do you feel that after you buy the hardware, it is yours to do with as you wish?

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