Datel taken to court by Sony over Lite Blue Tool (PSP)

[dlevere]

Datel has told Portable Video Gamer that Sony is taking legal action against their Lite Blue Tool. The tool is advertised to be able to hack the PSP 3000. This answer came just after Portable Video Gamer asked Datel why the Lite Blue Tool was removed, and later the description changed.

Datel’s response:

Due to legal action by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe we are currently not able to fulfill orders for the Lite Blue Tool Battery. Any orders received for this product have not been processed, and no charges have been made. We will inform customers about availability of this product when this situation has been resolved.

So why is Sony taking Datel to court? Perhaps Datel did in fact crack the PSP 3000, and naturally, Sony wishes to put a stop to it. Maybe copyright infringement? What do you think?

[Lazy Bastard]

I don't know, but I hope either

a. Datel included some functionality beyond simple cheating and hacking (piracy-related, perhaps), and that's what pissed Sony off, or

b. Sony loses.

Otherwise, this might not bode well for the hacking scene. Keep us posted, in case we somehow miss the result of this.

[dlevere]

O.K., will do.