A Barcelona video games shop Innovagames was charged for offering modchip installation services, but the judge ruled that thanks to a loophole in the Spanish intellectual property law, the modchips are legal by default.
According to The Register the loophole exists in article 270 of the penal code, which rules cracking computer programs illegal, but does not cover video game consoles or other home entertainment devices, such as DVD-players.
One could say that the case was won on a technicality.
Source: The Register
Written by: Jari Ketola @ 28 Apr 2004 14:41
