The Playstation Mod Chip: A Technological Guarantee of the Digital Consumer's Liberty or Copyright Menace/Circumvention Device?
(2005) The Playstation Mod Chip: A Technological Guarantee of the Digital Consumer's Liberty or Copyright Menace/Circumvention Device? . Media and Arts Law Review 10(1):pp. 85-98.
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Abstract
This article overviews the way in which anti-circumvention laws recently enacted in countries such as the United States, the European Union and Australia have been utilised to reinforce digital rights management. In particular, this artcile looks at the Australian case that has been replicated around the world concerning the modification of the Sony PlayStation console in order to circumvent regional access coding (RAC) on Sony PlayStation games. RAC makes it difficult to use local platforms to play burnt or copied games and games from other geographical regions. The article examines the litigation concerning this issue which is currently before the the highest court in the Australian legal jurisdiction - the High Court of Australia.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| RM Number: | 2006001954 |
| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | Intellectual Property; Anti-Circumvention; Technological Protection Measure; Circumvention Device; Mod Chip; Sony PlayStation; Consumer Rights; DMCA; Copyright |
| Subjects: | 390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390100 Law > 390114 Intellectual Property |
| ID Code: | 1123 |
| Deposited By: | Fitzgerald, B |
| Deposited On: | 22 April 2005 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/cmcl/malr/index.html |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2005 Lexis Nexis |
| Copyright Statement: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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