Australia's High Court , in a unanimous decision today, found modchips to be legal. Mod-chips are attached to the system's motherboard to allow users to bypass copy detection and regional controls on game consoles such as PlayStation 2 and Xbox . In many other countries selling and using modchips is illegal. In the UK the EU Copyright Directive has been used by Microsoft and Sony to prevent sales of modchips. The EU Copyright Directive makes it illegal to circumvent copy protection systems. A similar law, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), makes it illegal in the USA. The defendant in the case was retailer Eddy Stevens, who sold and installed PlayStation 2 modchips. Sony, the manufacturer of the Playstation 2, sued, arguing that modchips were in violation of Australian copyright law . The Australian case is unique in that it is considered to be the first time DMCA-like provisions have been considered by a court of final appeal anywhere in the world. 
Australia's , in a unanimous decision today, found to be legal. Mod-chips are attached to the system's to allow users to bypass copy detection and regional controls on such as and . In many other countries selling and using modchips is illegal. In the UK the has been used by Microsoft and Sony to prevent sales of modchips. The EU Copyright Directive makes it illegal to circumvent copy protection systems. A similar law, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), makes it illegal in the USA. The defendant in the case was retailer Eddy Stevens, who sold and installed PlayStation 2 modchips. Sony, the manufacturer of the Playstation 2, sued, arguing that modchips were in violation of . The Australian case is unique in that it is considered to be the first time DMCA-like provisions have been considered by a court of final appeal anywhere in the world. Sister links
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