Please take time to read this thoroughly. I explain my position in full.
From Sony's License Agreement wrote:You may not lease, rent, sublicense, publish, modify, adapt, or translate any portion of the System Software. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any portion of the System Software, or create any derivative works, or otherwise attempt to create System Software source code from its object code.
So they make it clear that they don't want the files messed with. The custom firmware DOES decompile and disassemble, so yes, technically that is against the License Agreement.
From Sony's License Agreement wrote:SCE AND ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES EXCLUDE ALL LIABLILITY FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFIT, OR DAMAGE SUFFERED BY YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL HOWEVER ARISING, AS A RESULT OF ACCESSING OR USING THE SYSTEM SOFTWARE OR DOWNLOADING OF CONTENT. SO LONG AS THIS PROVISION IS ENFORCEABLE IN YOUR JURISDICTION, THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS SHALL APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
Sony also ducks out of covering damages from the use of these things.
"So as long as this provision is enforceable in your jurisdiction, the foregoing exclusions and disclaimers apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, even if any remedy fails of its essential purpose".Now when I see that, I see a loophole. The provision IS enforceable in our jurisdiction, and by law they are talking of is the copyright/ patent laws that they have, but here's the key. ~ Sony doesn't cover damages, even if "any remedy fails of its essential purpose". When I read that, I translate it as "If you mess with our psp, we won't cover for you and replace/ fix your psp." That's exactly what they are saying, and that's perfectly fair. In other terms, if I were to smash the psp on the sidewalk, this is covered by the same clause. In the end, I have the right to do it.
Here's the kicker. Sony's license agreement is a complete double-negative and cancels itself out. Look below.
From Sony's License Agreement wrote:By using or accessing the System Software, you agree to be bound by all current terms of this Agreement.
It's important to remember that we aren't "accessing" Sony's System Software anymore, which means that we
"AREN'T bound by all current terms of this Agreement"
and
FURTHERMORE!!!, this license agreement has never been signed by anyone who has purchased a PSP
and
FURTHER YET!!!, this license agreement isn't included in the original packaged contents along with the psp. It isn't in the Instruction Manual and it isn't on any other documentation that the psp comes with. Keeping that in mind, I bought my psp with version 1.50 and the first model of motherboard, so since the product has changed, their agreement needs to specifically state that it applies to all generations of the psp unit, and it doesn't specify ANY particular units/ generations.
With all of that said, I can easily say that, "I don't know what the hell Sony is talking about... what's this PSP they are talking about?" - and I can say that and get away with it because this information was never made known to me by the manufacturer along with the original contents that I purchased from them.
-DarkPacMan77-
