Sony says PlayStation 3 pirates will be banned for life
Sony on Wednesday issued an edict: if a user hacks the PlayStation 3, that user will be banned for life from Sony's online services, permanently.
Sony Computer Entertainment posted the message on its PlayStation blog, along with some additional explanation. If a user uses some device, utility, or other methods to circumvent the copy protection used by the PlayStation 3, and Sony detects it, that user will be banned from the PlayStation Network and the Qriocity movie-streaming service permanently.
Sony's notice reads: "Notice: Unauthorized circumvention devices for the PlayStation 3 system have been recently released by hackers. These devices permit the use of unauthorized or pirated software. Use of such devices or software violates the terms of the "System Software License Agreement for the PlayStation 3 System" and the "Terms of Services and User Agreement" for the PlayStation Network/Qriocity and its Community Code of Conduct provisions. Violation of the System Software Licence Agreement for the PlayStation 3 System invalidates the consumer guarantee for that system. In addition, copying or playing pirated software is a violation of International Copyright Laws. Consumers using circumvention devices or running unauthorized or pirated software will have access to the PlayStation Network and access to Qriocity services through PlayStation 3 system terminated permanently. To avoid this, consumers must immediately cease use and remove all circumvention devices and delete all unauthorized or pirated software from their PlayStation 3 systems."
