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SCEA slaps lawsuit against PSP pirates on Craigslist |
Listed in: News Tags: California, piracy, SCEA
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Via GamePolitics, we hear that, last August, SCEA filed a lawsuit against some PSP pirates hawking their wares and services on Craigslist. The two alleged culprits are both from San Jose, California: Timothy Joey Zoucha Jr. and Gabriel Garcia. A court hearing is scheduled for late October.
The preliminary statement of the filed complaint (see Via link below) reads that the two of them:
[...] brazenly offer their services on Craigslist.org to "mod" or "unbrick" PSP consoles so as to allow illegal unauthorized copies of SCEA's video game software to operate on the unlawfully modified PSP console.
The rest of the complaint talks of how investigators were sent to check out how these two guys operate. Much to say, they were caught red-handed.
The story goes that the culprits modified the investigators' PSP units and loaded illegally copied games (Patapon, God of War, and Crisis Core just to name a few) as a package deal. One of the investigators was even sold a bundle of 11 DVDs containing more games and a tutorial on how to load games from the PC to the PSP. (Which brings to mind an age-old article where we exposed the piracy situation in the Philippines)
O wow. All this, right after hearing about the new anti-piracy law yesterday? Yeouch. Looks like these two guys in Cali just got a golden ticket to a life of misery.
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"Joey Zoucha Jr", "Garcia" man they even have greasy douchebag names...
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thats how i got my psp modded,i found some dude that does it thru a craigs list add.
they stopped like wut? 2? there's freakin thousands on craigs list about the psp mod services.... you cant stop it,piracy is HUGE over here in CALI.
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Unbricking or installing custom firmware IS NOT illegal. It's YOUR psp and Sony can't tell you how you use it.
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What a bunch of idiots. They deserve being busted for being so stupid.
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Selling someones creation that's you STOLE for profit is the worst :/
and as for modding a PSP... While it is not illegal, it IS against the terms of service to modify the firmware and use the PSP for any other use other than intended, and they have the right to file a class action lawsuit against you :/ and unfortunately for most people, they cannot afford a lawyer to compete against a corporate giant such as Sony.... so whether you are "right" or "wrong" doesn't matter, in the long run its whoever has the bigger pocket book D:
but yes, technically it is not violating any law (that I'm aware of) ((( Sorry for rambling D: )))
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thats why retarded people get caught
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but nothing can stop them as in nothing! you know why? because there are syndicates running the place and some are muslims too,
so i dare those SCEA come to Manila and see the piracy here you will be suprise to what you will see in our country!..
well sorry SCEA but i think you are lousy enough the get all the culprits around the world and YOU CANNOT STOP IT EVEN YOU PUT ALL YOUR DAMN MONEYS IN COURTS!...
Haha, Piracy Wins! ... SCEA are Bunch of Losers
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Dont they have brains...jesus
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Unlawfully modified?
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lol
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Especially this sentence: "whats funny is as long as you delete the iso or cso or what-have-you in a 24 hour period then its totally legal to be in possession of them."
The dumbest thing I've EVER heard.
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SE could of course void your warranty for that, but not more.
Dont believe it when SE or some dumbballs try to scare you and tell you otherwise. CFW IS NOT ILLEGAL. Period. it seems the brainwashing industry get to you people...
I challenge all who disagree to show me a sentence/conviction on the sole charge for operating a CFW or stfu already
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Do you even know how many zeros are in a billion ?
They have the finances, my friend... They're not suckers if they act upon it, they're suckers if they don't.
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(i don't care what you think of me, so ***** away)
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