In what comes as a shocking surprise, Sony has won a case in British High Court with a judge ruling mod-chips for the PS2 are illegal in the UK.
“The case was taken against David Ball, who had sold some 1,500 Messiah 2 mod chips to customers around the UK. The chips circumvented the built-in protection of the PS2 and allowed the console to play pirate and imported games.
The judge in the case, Mr Justice Laddie, ruled that Mr Ball had acted unlawfully in selling the chips, and went on to state that the use of the chips, advertising them or possessing them for commercial purposes are also illegal.”
What makes this case somewhat unique is the lack of support game companies have received for fighting off mod-chip companies.
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