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Originally Posted by DominiKing
Damn guys, you dont have to get so sensitive about it...after all it's only SONY. They make billions, anyway i'm not planning on selling the games or anything like that. I just want it for myself so I can play SNES and sh!t like that on my PSP. Anyway, if it bothers people so much then, can someone just show me how to back up a game on my computer so i can run it off my memory card? This will be just as useful, this way i dont have to walk around with my bag jiggling and klanking with UMD's. I could just walk around with one or a couple of memory cards. Let me know if you can chode, or anyone else for that matter.
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Just because they make money doesn't give you the right to STEAL. You mentioned emulators, yes, but also games and not wanting to pay $40 for them. Either way, both are stealing.
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Originally Posted by Hiro
If he's the one doing illegal stuff, it is his problem to deal with. However, the part he was asking for help with was how to get homebrew to work, and that is not illegal, Sony just doesn't like it.
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The fact that he mentions he wants to steal games and a way to play them makes you aiding and abettng by helping him.

So that is also your problem.
In case you don't feel like looking it up:
"A criminal charge of aiding and abetting or accessory can usually be brought against anyone who helps in the commission of a crime, though legal distinctions vary by state. A person charged with aiding and abetting or accessory is usually not present when the crime itself is committed, but he or she has knowledge of the crime before or after the fact, and may assist in its commission through advice, actions, or financial support. Depending on the degree of involvement, the offender's participation in the crime may rise to the level of conspiracy."
Also, it is not illegal to download the software that turns your PSP into custom firmware, but it is illegal to run the program since it is modifying the firmware. This is protected under the DMCA.