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Console Modding------ ( Here you can talk about your favorite Consoles ) => PSP's => PSP Phat (1000) => Topic started by: lookkool3 on March 29, 2008, 04:57:36 PM

Title: is this illegal??=/
Post by: lookkool3 on March 29, 2008, 04:57:36 PM
is moding illegal??  :eyebrow: ...
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: folklord36 on March 29, 2008, 05:01:01 PM
absoloutly not just void of warranty no legal action can be taken apon a person for moding their own system.
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: lookkool3 on March 29, 2008, 05:24:47 PM
ok maybe i should rephrase that ...
Is it illegal to sell an already modded psp  :eyebrow:  :greedy:
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: nez on March 29, 2008, 05:36:20 PM
nothing is ilegal unless you get caught. If you dont get caught then it is not ilegal.
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: lookkool3 on March 29, 2008, 05:40:06 PM
nothing is ilegal unless you get caught. If you dont get caught then it is not ilegal.
i get what your saying but i'm worried cuz is in't the psp system like a copyright thing and if you resell it i would be like selling someones invention and theres laws for there isn't there?? :dntknw:
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: folklord36 on March 29, 2008, 06:51:17 PM
selling a moded psp is not illegal either as long as you sell it as  modified psp not a new invention the lookkool gameing device.if you claim you invented it and mass produced them then its ilegal but purchaceing a system changing it and reselling is not illegal
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: lookkool3 on March 29, 2008, 06:54:03 PM
selling a moded psp is not illegal either as long as you sell it as  modified psp not a new invention the lookkool gameing device.if you claim you invented it and mass produced them then its ilegal but purchaceing a system changing it and reselling is not illegal
ok so i guess i can sell moded psp on ebay and make some extra money :greedy: :greedy:
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: folklord36 on March 29, 2008, 07:43:38 PM
i warn you just because it isnt illegal dosnt mean sony cant :censored: at e bay till they pull it if you mention cfw they def will pull it. sony is a huge company and basicly get what they want cfw itselfe isnt ilegal because its just software that was created for psp but was homemade no liscense to it,its share ware and allows ppl to play downloaded games witch sony dosent like so if ppl try to spread that software i.e sell a cfw psp on ebay sony can :censored: till they pull it so point is just because it is not illegal dosent mean sony cant use their billions of dollars to make another company "ebay" follow their RULES NOT LAWS of not selling cfw psp
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: everlasting_will on March 29, 2008, 08:17:51 PM
I am spanish, and there was a judgment a few weeks ago, between a shop and sony, ubisoft and proein. The shop sells consoles with chips already installed. The shop "chipspain" won the judgment because the judge considered that those chips allowed to use the consoles for more apps they were made for and NOT necessarily with the purpose of piracy.
The new (http://www.sextonivel.com/tag/chipspain)
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: robin1989 on March 30, 2008, 02:31:35 AM
in some countrys modding a console with a chip that is used to bypass DRM is illegal and therfore selling it is illegal but if all you are doing to the psp is LED's, Dual nub etc then that is perfectly legal as long as when you sell it you inform the buyer that its warrenty is voided, and selling it with CFW is illegal as that allows the user to bypass DRM on the games.
CFW = Illegal
ModChips that bypass firmware or DRM = Illegal
LED's & Dual Nubs etc = Legal

is that better luke101a
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: Luke on March 30, 2008, 03:00:46 AM
in some countrys modding a console with a chip that is used to bypass DRM is illegal and therfore selling it is illegal but if all you are doing to the psp is LED's, Dual nub etc then that is perfectly legal as long as when you sell it you inform the buyer that its warrenty is voided, and selling it with CFW is illegal as that allows the user to bypass DRM on the games.
CFW = Illegal
ModChips = Illegal
LED's & Dual Nubs etc = Legal

so what r u saying that like ledfader deluxe chips are illegal?
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: kypes on March 30, 2008, 04:15:49 AM
of coarse the ledfader deluxe is not illegal becoarse u cant play pirated games with it ....
 ...or did i miss anything xD
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: robin1989 on March 30, 2008, 05:01:34 AM
no they are legal but like the UP chip, wiikey etc are illegal
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: *FuFa on March 30, 2008, 05:32:30 AM
Actually modchips are legal in many countrys, like Germany :D

Srsly, it's just a few countrys where they are considered illegal.
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: Wedge on March 30, 2008, 07:30:15 AM
Actually modchips are legal in many countrys, like Germany :D

Srsly, it's just a few countrys where they are considered illegal.

yes only a few countries have laws against modchips. i beleive malaysia is one of them (off the top of my head). There is a whole wikipedia article on videogame censorship, so if you want to know if modchips are illegal in your country that might be a place to look :yess:.
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: Siggen on March 30, 2008, 01:15:54 PM
actually selling modded consoles may be illegal, it depends on how you do it.
if you do it for a friend, it isnt something to worry about. if you do it on a big scale without taking taxes for it, then your in trouble with the IRS.

other than that, happy modding
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: robin1989 on March 30, 2008, 02:23:56 PM
yeh of course you need to obey by all other rules like taxes etc but apart from that
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: davidwharton on March 30, 2008, 02:40:43 PM
its kinda stupid when you think about it, i mean its your console so you can do what you want with it.
its just selling them that you need to be careful with.
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: lookkool3 on March 31, 2008, 09:21:34 PM
what if i make slims with dual nubs and sell them like that on ebay or at school... im guessing thats legal what if i trade moded psps for non moded ones and charge peeps for the price of the parts...  :yess: :psp: :clap: :psp: :greedy: :psp: :hifive: :psp: :cool: :psp: :victory: :psp: :winker:
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: GhoSt on March 31, 2008, 10:04:16 PM
i thought cfw was only illigal if you were using it illigaly  :dntknw: .
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: AntiBNI on April 01, 2008, 08:11:45 PM
i thought cfw was only illigal if you were using it illigaly  :dntknw: .

Yes,I think that they are not illegal aslong as you make an u know what of YOUR OWN games,just like it applies to DVDs,Music,Console Games and other sold media.

And about the hard moded PSP's,i go with the majority.as far as you tell the buyer the guaranty is void theres nothing illegal about it.
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: i22foosh on April 01, 2008, 08:46:25 PM
I thought talking about modchips was banned from this forum haha
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: lookkool3 on April 01, 2008, 09:00:57 PM
Yes,I think that they are not illegal aslong as you make an u know what of YOUR OWN games,just like it applies to DVDs,Music,Console Games and other sold media.

And about the hard moded PSP's,i go with the majority.as far as you tell the buyer the guaranty is void theres nothing illegal about it.
 
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what about makeing the internet signal stronger is that legal??? :dntknw:  :eyebrow:  (in the U.S.)
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Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: AntiBNI on April 01, 2008, 09:15:20 PM
 
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what about makeing the internet signal stronger is that legal??? :dntknw:  :eyebrow:  (in the U.S.)
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I don't really know about that one,probably yes.unless you are stealing it or hacking into it xD.
Title: Re: is this illegal??=/
Post by: JoblessPunk on April 02, 2008, 08:44:40 AM
I think it would be stupid if it was illegal.
you bought it, its yours, you can do what ever you want to it
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