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Sony loses appeal as EU court rules Datel didn’t infringe on copyright in software-modification case

By Inbar Preiss ( October 21, 2024, 15:39 GMT | Insight) -- The EU Court of Justice ruled in favor of UK-based software firm Datel over PlayStation Portable producer Sony, arguing that modifications made by Datel's software, which only altered temporary data during operation, do not violate the copyright protections under the European Union’s 2009 directive on the legal protection of computer programs.The European Court of Justice has ruled that software company Datel did not infringe on the intellectual property rights of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd — the manufacturing giant that supplies PlayStation video games and consoles....

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