Author Topic: is this illegal??=/ (Read 5635 times)

lookkool3 · « **on:** March 29, 2008, 04:57:36 PM »

is moding illegal??

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folklord36 · « **Reply #1 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.

lookkool3 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 29, 2008, 05:24:47 PM »

ok maybe i should rephrase that ...
Is it illegal to sell an already modded psp

nez · « **Reply #3 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.

lookkool3 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 29, 2008, 05:40:06 PM »

Quote from: gameking21 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.

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??

folklord36 · « **Reply #5 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

lookkool3 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 29, 2008, 06:54:03 PM »

Quote from: 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

ok so i guess i can sell moded psp on ebay and make some extra money

folklord36 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 29, 2008, 07:43:38 PM »

i warn you just because it isnt illegal dosnt mean sony cant

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

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

everlasting_will · « **Reply #8 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

robin1989 · « **Reply #9 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

Luke · « **Reply #10 on:** March 30, 2008, 03:00:46 AM »

Quote from: 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 = Illegal
LED's & Dual Nubs etc = Legal

so what r u saying that like ledfader deluxe chips are illegal?

kypes · « **Reply #11 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

robin1989 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 30, 2008, 05:01:34 AM »

no they are legal but like the UP chip, wiikey etc are illegal

*FuFa · « **Reply #13 on:** March 30, 2008, 05:32:30 AM »

Actually modchips are legal in many countrys, like Germany

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

Wedge · « **Reply #14 on:** March 30, 2008, 07:30:15 AM »

Quote from: *FuFa on March 30, 2008, 05:32:30 AM

Actually modchips are legal in many countrys, like Germany

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

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Siggen · « **Reply #15 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

robin1989 · « **Reply #16 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

davidwharton · « **Reply #17 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.

lookkool3 · « **Reply #18 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...

GhoSt · « **Reply #19 on:** March 31, 2008, 10:04:16 PM »

i thought cfw was only illigal if you were using it illigaly

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AntiBNI · « **Reply #20 on:** April 01, 2008, 08:11:45 PM »

Quote from: GhoSt_Death on March 31, 2008, 10:04:16 PM

i thought cfw was only illigal if you were using it illigaly .

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.

i22foosh · « **Reply #21 on:** April 01, 2008, 08:46:25 PM »

I thought talking about modchips was banned from this forum haha

lookkool3 · « **Reply #22 on:** April 01, 2008, 09:00:57 PM »

Quote from: AntiBNI on April 01, 2008, 08:11:45 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.

what about makeing the internet signal stronger is that legal???

(in the U.S.)

AntiBNI · « **Reply #23 on:** April 01, 2008, 09:15:20 PM »

Quote from: lookkool3 on April 01, 2008, 09:00:57 PM

what about makeing the internet signal stronger is that legal??? (in the U.S.)

I don't really know about that one,probably yes.unless you are stealing it or hacking into it xD.

JoblessPunk · « **Reply #24 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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