According to this News.com article, “…a July ruling by a Federal Court of Australia judge who found that mod chips sold for Sony’s PlayStation 2 game machine do not violate federal copyright rules outlawing devices primarily intended to bypass copyright-protection technology. The Australian rules are similar to the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act.”
Interesting…
Of course, it’s worth noting that, as a result of the ruling, Steve Ballmer may pull the XBox from the Aussie market until the legal system provides better copyright protection. But, come on. That won’t really happen. Will it? Tune in tomorrow…