Sony files lawsuit over PSJailbreak, retailers issue mass refunds

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Today, Australian retailers including OzModchips have had to send those that ordered PSJailbreak some unsettling news. The news is that Sony Europe has imposed an injunction on any person selling the PSJailbreak and therefore they have no option but to issue a refund on PSJailbreak. It will take a very brave company to take on Sony! Sony has acted very quickly on the matter and a court hearing between Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and OzModchips is due on August 31st. E-mail revealed inside.

Here's a content of one of these emails:

We regret to inform you that today Sony Australia imposed an injunction against any company / person’s selling the PS Jailbreak devices, so it is with great regret that we have to inform you that we will not be buying or selling any PS Jailbreak devices. We have just issued a full refund to your card for the pre-order made.

We wish to apologize immensely for any inconvenience this may have caused, and hope that you can understand our position on this matter. Please note the refund we have issued can take approx 5-working days to show on your card.

Best Regards,
For those wondering, SCE Europe covers the EMEA region which includes Europe and Australia, hence why they are taking action against an Australian retailer. Within the case, there are multiple parties involved including:

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE LIMITED
First Applicant
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Second Applicant

OZMODCHIPS PTY LTD
First Respondent

RYAN EMMANUEL CARUANA
Second Respondent

GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD T/A QUANTRONICS
Third Respondent

KEN TOLCHER PTY LTD T/A MOD SUPPLIER
Fourth Respondent

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StyxPyroPosted:

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CelticsPosted:

yo ozchip send those over here to the us we will take them and sony will lose a lawsuit cause a judge ruled a jailbreak legal

Buzz_LightyearPosted:

Eh.. I think it's all BS. They can't stop the software from being downloaded, nor can they stop the USB device from being sold. One way or another, it's gonna make its way onto my PS3.

I couldn't care less about going online again. I'm more than happy to have 100+ average games on my HDD, instead of having 2-3 good quality games and play online.

ZodiacswrathPosted:

HA! Sony is worthless

Aznboy38Posted:

So this basically jtagging a ps3? but ur using a modchip....

XRefuse2loseXPosted:

And that's why the xbox is superior. JTAG will never be patched!

EzMoneYPosted:

i feel bad for the Modchip company