is psp homebrew legal or ilegal
2007-01-05 04:57:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Games & Gear
It's really a slightly grey area as to whether the production of homebrew software is completely legal in all countries. Some countries have strict laws on reverse engineering, and bypass of software protection schemes, that could in theory be considered to outlaw the production of unofficial software. I am not a lawyer, if in doubt you should consult a qualified legal professional for your particular jurisdiction. The developers of the unofficial PSP homebrew development kit have taken great pains to maintain as much legality as possible, including a refusal to taint the development tools with information obtained from restricted materials or sources.
Actually running homebrew is a much simpler case. To my knowledge, running homebrew is entirely legal in every jurisdiction that I'm aware of. Technically, your Sony warranty is voided if you run any homebrew on your PSP, but it is hard to see how they would know, and I am unaware of any homebrewer having been refused support under warranty.
2007-01-05 05:00:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the content.
lots of it is created by psp fans and released copyright free and therefore legal.
however some games and applications while created by fans, may contain copyrighted material.
an example is an edited version of the sony firmware, this is the property of sony and would have been illegaly altered and distributed.
another example is emulators, generally they are legal but unless you own the original games the roms that you use will be illegal.
but you have a 99.9999999% chance of never getting caught anyway so who cares.
2007-01-05 05:01:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i'm really particular that It relies upon on what this system is. If this system itself breaks the regulation (as an party, if that's pirated application) then it really is unlawful. regardless of the indisputable fact that, utilising homebrew of any type on a Nintendo device voids any assure you've were given on it.
2016-10-16 23:40:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the United States of America, brewing your own alcohol is perfectly legal.
Selling it without a liquor license, and without paying the taxes on it, is not.
2007-01-05 04:59:50 · answer #4 · answered by jbtascam 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
legal but dont try selling it as customs and excise will demand a slice of your sales
2007-01-05 05:01:21 · answer #5 · answered by alan t 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
only if you sell it or make it for someone else to sell
2007-01-05 05:01:25 · answer #6 · answered by oscar 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dunno wat is psp...
2007-01-05 05:00:57 · answer #7 · answered by im2jaded04 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋