As one would expect, Sony has not taken kindly to the recent announcement of the PS Jailbreak, filing a temporary injunction to prevent any sale of the device across Australian retailers.

Until the legal mumbo-jumbo clears up, Aussie retailers have been forced to issue refunds on pre-orders, as all stock has been surrendered to Sony’s legal team for further review. A hearing is scheduled to take place on August 31 to determine whether the injunction becomes permanent or not.

The plug-and-play dongle is an intellectual property nightmare for Sony, with its touted ability to run backups of Blu-ray discs without an original copy. Beyond that, however, it also allows the execution of homebrew code — a welcomed feature among hobbyist developers as Sony removed OtherOS from a recent firmware update last March.

Sony Gets Federal Court to Temporarily Block Sale Of PS3 Modchips [Kotaku]

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