PS3 Hacker Raised All the Legal Funds Needed to Beat Sony in a Weekend

[Khuutra]

Xen said:

Khuutra said:

Did he now?

All right, enlighten me. How does breaking the security on the PS3 violate copyright law?

He got his CFW out, which is simply Sony code modified and distributed by him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleem!

Legal precedent set by Sony vs. Bleem! indicates that that (and much more besides) is not copyright infringement.