• OzMods and Quantronics Respond To Sony’s Injunction

    PS Jailbreak, PS3 Hacks , 28.08.2010

    Yesterday we posted here , that Sony has imposed an injunction against the sale and distribution, of the PS Jailbreak device in Australia, today both OzMods and Quantronics have responded to this.

    OzMods via their website:

    Hello Everyone. On Friday the 27/08/2010 we where given some documents from the Lawyers representing Sony. The documents are Federal Court orders for a temporary injunction.

    The Injunction states that from 24 hours of receiving the documents to the 31st of August OzModChips, Quantronics, Modsupplier and anyone else in Australia:

    * Give up all stock in our possession, including our sample

    I guess it was lucky that the device was delayed by a couple of days. While many people that have received their sample and sent it off to cloners….we sent ours to a well known homebrew developer. The developer we picked showed us various homebrew applications that he had already developed for ps3 dev units, that he wants to port over to retail units. Yes, PS3 homebrew is real and will start flowing through at a steady rate as soon as next week.

    * Give up any stock we get between now and the 31st

    We are not getting any between these times

    * Ozmodchips also cannot:
    o Import
    o distribute
    o Offer
    o provide
    o or deal with PS Jailbreak devices

    These are from the Federal Court of Australia.

    All 3 Australian stores we appear in court in some form on the 31st of August. On the 31st the court will decide if there will be a continuation of the “ban” or if we are allowed to sell them.

    Our views are the same as Quantronics who posted this info here. This is not OzModChips Vs Sony. This is not OzModChips, Quantronics, Modsupplier Vs Sony. We would go as far as saying that is not even everyone in Australia Vs Sony. This will effect everyone that plans to buy such a device world wide. It already sets a dangerous precedent. Everyone that was using OtherOS, everyone that has had a faulty PS3 laser….and those interested in PS3 custom firmware and homebrew applications. We cannot do it alone, we need the support of everyone the homebrew community, the media, engineers that understand the inner workings and anyone else that can provide support.

    Regarding orders:

    If the injunction becomes permanent we will refund everyone that has ordered from us. If it doesn’t then we will send all orders as originally planned. There will be no delay to the planned shipping date. We would ask everyone to wait until then. We have the money sitting in our account which will cover 100% refunds for everyone if that needs to happen. We kindly ask everyone to just hold off until the 31st, as we need all the time we can to prepare.

    Thank you for your support!

    -OzModChips Team

    Quantronics via PSX Scene:

    The order is for a continuation of the current emergency injunction that was granted yesterday.

    The injunction is baseless, and is very unlikely that it will be continued or become permanent.

    This makes absolutely no difference to those that have pre-orders as none of us will be receiving stock until the end of the week/next week anyway.

    OMC, Modsupplier and myself are all close friends, share lawyers and have sought senior counsel for this matter.

    We started in this industry as kids with a thought towards changing the countries views on copyright law, fair use and freedom.

    TO THIS DAY, we stand for the same beliefs, values and will at ANY COST fight for what we believe in, the rights we should have and in a david vs goliath battle, we will give it our best.

    Obviously now that the information is out, you will receive information straight from the horses mouth, as it were, and will know that we are the same as when we started, in my case 1998, someone who believes in the right to freedom.

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  • 10 Comments

    1. spec8320
      08-28-2010
      07:42 AM
      1

      So officialy when we can expect sending our PS3 jailbreak ? To private persons ?

    2. vildzek
      08-28-2010
      08:17 AM
      2

      EVEN if Sony block the sellers, the device will sell on black market, Ps3 is hacked, they already work on PS 4. so im pro hack for :

      - why they cancel Linux and Ps2 compatib ?
      - i dont want new laser after 500 h of playing games
      - i dont want lag and other s...t in loading times for my games
      - what if my disc is dead ? buy a new one ?
      - MS and SONY build a inferior machine, looking at the toughness of ps1 and ps2 like. I dont want those stupid updates, PSN is not a must for me. These running for LIVE and PSN is for making easy money for the producers, they dont care about consumers. How do i make instant money ? Hmm lets make via internet.

      Im anti hack for :

      lets buy 3 or 5 machines in the life cycle, because Sony and MS need the money for girls (pardon me, research) on their labs.

    3. AngryMarker
      08-28-2010
      09:31 AM
      3

      I'm excited that some apps are already created. Come onn ps2 emulation

    4. davidthefat
      08-28-2010
      09:35 AM
      4

      So the homebrew is going to flourish :thefinger: Can't wait to start programming the PS3. I am assuming it would first have a very shaky start on the SDK. Well since it natively uses OpenGL ES, so how would that work? No porting of OpenGL ES? But still needs a library to interface with the PS3's cell processors, any tools to compile to ELF then convert to SELF then package it

    6. japsander
      08-28-2010
      09:56 AM
      6

      Originally Posted by romul View Post
      http://www.maxconsole.net/content.php?41970
      all very well but i really think the makers should take down the backup manager pkg if it was made with the official sdk.
      it has been spread around the internet enough now so will readily be available everywhere.
      if stores stop advertising the backup part (everyone knows what it can do by now)and just advertise homebrew capabilities i cant see what sony can do as long as the dongle itself DOESNT use copyrighted code.

    7. General Plot
      08-28-2010
      10:53 AM
      7

      Originally Posted by AngryMarker View Post
      I'm excited that some apps are already created. Come onn ps2 emulation
      I'm working on getting my brother in law (Refraction, lead dev of PCSX2) into the idea as we speak. He doesn't have a PS3, but I do, so he can make test builds and try them on mine. We are talking MASSIVE rewrites (as currently our code is x86 optimized and relies alot on SSE extensions and DirectX libs). Still, it's an idea that I've always loved: doing what Sony couldn't and bringing full software emulation of the PS2 to EVERY PS3.

    8. Pockets69
      08-28-2010
      11:16 AM
      8

      Thanks for the effort general plot, and also to your brother in law, that would be great for the scene, i don't need it cause mine is a launch system but i feel that other people do, make what sony didn't!

    9. General Plot
      08-28-2010
      12:31 PM
      9

      Originally Posted by Pockets69 View Post
      Thanks for the effort general plot, and also to your brother in law, that would be great for the scene, i don't need it cause mine is a launch system but i feel that other people do, make what sony didn't!
      It may still be of interest to you, even if you have backwards compat. Since our emulator is completely software (no GS or EE hardware used at all) we are able to run games in true HD resolutions (no upscaling). Even the BC models of the PS3 can only upscale (the version that emulates the EE still uses GS hardware, which limits it's output resolution to SD). Since ours is full software, we can make the target render any size we want. Here's a comparison of the difference in quality.




    10. domatas
      08-28-2010
      01:00 PM
      10

      So long as it's not advertised as being used for piracy then Sony will have hard time prosecuting them. Just as Sony are not prosecuted for selling DVD/CD/VHS/BD recorders, mp3 players, pc's etc which are often used to make illegal copies of non licenced material, it will be difficult for them to charge someone else.

      And before anyone claims otherwise, it is the same thing. How it is used by end users determins what it is used for. I for one could back-up all my PS3 games with one, Sony may not like that I have the ability to do it, but they wouldn't do a thing about it as they know they would be laughed out of court as I am doing nothing illegal. Now if I distribute these backups or made copies of games I havn't bought, then I am in a position to be charged, but then those are down to my actions not those of the dongles makers, just as it's not soys fault if i make a copy of a DVD i rent using one of their dvd recorders via one of thier laptops.

      Personally i'd rather see them release an online service where you can do a full backup of a game onto your PS3 and only need to be connected online to be able to play it, like many PC games do. At least then they would have a real arguement against this Dongle and it's creators as without soem genuine homebrew it wouldn't have much of a case for it being on sale.
      Wise words said...

      source: DEDDOA from maxconsole.net