
Sony has lost a court case it brought to stop third-party firms from altering its games without express permission.
An EU court has found that Datel's cheat-inducing software for MotorStorm was operating legally.
A European court has ruled that game-changing software sold or distributed by a third-party does not infringe copyright. That effectively means that a game released on console or PC can legally be altered through cheat software and mods without the original copyright holder's permission.