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SCEA locks up homebrew talks at PlayStation Underground
Posted Sep 06, 2007 at 02:20AM by Ryan A. Listed in: Homebrew Development, News Tags: Sony, SCEA, Custom Firmware, Playstation Underground
SCEA locks up homebrew talks at PlayStation Underground - Image 1We are all already aware about Sony's official stance on the homebrew scene for the PlayStation Portable. The company's actions suggest that they don't want the community to continually mess up with their creation.

Today, we learned that Sony has just brought the battle to the PlayStation Underground Community by officially banning all homebrew-related talks on the said board. QJ.NET reader Miley_424 tipped us off on this development and explained that this did not surprise most members of the community.

What happened was a forum moderator (who represents SCEA as his/her username suggests) reiterated that homebrew applications void the warranty of PSPs. The moderator went on and provided the following topics that are not allowed to be discussed over at the PlayStation Board:

* Custom firmware
* Themes, applications, custom bootup animations/sounds, and other materials made available only with use of homebrew programs that may be used to aid or facilitate copyright violations (such as Eboots, ripping software, decryption software)
* Debugging software
* Programs designed to emulate firmware
* TIFF applications
* Programs designed to provide for modification of the PSP code or firmware, or that would allow for any exploitation of the PSP® system firmware flashing software
* Applications designed to bypass PSP system and game security features
* Emulators, ROMs, CSO, ISOs, or any other unauthorized copies of copyrighted material
* Software or hardware designed to aid or facilitate in cheating

We know you guys have a lot to say about this but it seems that the comment section of the said thread was disabled. However, you can freely speak your mind and discuss this through our own comment section below.

SCEA escribió:Homebrew applications void the warranty of the PSP®(PlayStation®Portable) system, and an official area to discuss such activities cannot be provided by SCEA. Any postings that are clearly homebrew-related, such as those providing instructions on downgrading firmware updates, will be removed from this board. This also includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:

* custom firmware
* themes, applications, custom bootup animations/sounds, and other materials made available only with use of homebrew
* programs that may be used to aid or facilitate copyright violations (such as Eboots, ripping software, decryption software)
* debugging software
* programs designed to emulate firmware
* TIFF applications
* programs designed to provide for modification of the PSP® code or firmware, or that would allow for any exploitation of the PSP® system firmware flashing software
* applications designed to bypass PSP® system and game security features
* emulators, ROMs, CSO, ISOs, or any other unauthorized copies of copyrighted material
* software or hardware designed to aid or facilitate in cheating


Any posting found to be in violation of this policy is subject to an immediate deletion. Members who continue to violate this policy may be subject to an immediate ban from this community, or other disciplinary actions as determined by the community Administrators.

For additional information regarding the use of your PSP®(PlayStation®Portable) system, please refer to the System Software License Agreement. A few relevant pieces of this agreement are provided here for your reference:
"You may not (i) use any unauthorized, illegal, counterfeit, or modified hardware or software in connection with the System Software, including use of such tool to bypass, disable, or circumvent any encryption, security, or authentication mechanism for the PSP™ system; (ii) violate any laws, regulations or statutes, or rights of SCE or third parties in connection with your access to or use of the System Software, including the access, use, or distribution of any software or hardware that you know or should have known to be infringing or pirated; (iii) use any hardware or software to cause the System Software to accept or use unauthorized, illegal, or pirated software or hardware; (iv) obtain the System Software in any manner other than through SCE's authorized distribution methods; or (v) exploit the System Software in any manner other than to use it in your PSP™ system in accordance with the accompanying documentation and with authorized software or hardware, including use of the System Software to design, develop, update, or distribute unauthorized software or hardware for use in connection with the PSP™ system for any reason. Any violation of these restrictions may void the PSP™ system's warranty and affect your ability to obtain warranty services and repair services from SCE."