117w ago -
Update: As expected, countless users in our
PS3 Forums have confirmed receiving
e-mail notices from Sony followed by their PlayStation 3 consoles being banned.
According to
Mathieulh if you get
error 0x8002A227 Sony banned your PS3 from the PSN.
Today Social Media Manager
Jeff Rubenstein has posted the following statement from Sony Computer Entertainment on PS3 circumvention devices, piracy and PSN bans:
Notice: Unauthorized circumvention devices for the PlayStation 3 system have been recently released by hackers. These devices permit the use of unauthorized or pirated software.
Use of such devices or software violates the terms of the "System Software License Agreement for the PlayStation 3 System" and the "Terms of Services and User Agreement" for the PlayStation Network/Qriocity and its Community Code of Conduct provisions.
Violation of the System Software Licence Agreement for the PlayStation 3 System invalidates the consumer guarantee for that system. In addition, copying or playing pirated software is a violation of International Copyright Laws.
Consumers using circumvention devices or running unauthorized or pirated software will have access to the PlayStation Network and access to Qriocity services through PlayStation 3 system terminated permanently.
To avoid this, consumers must immediately cease use and remove all circumvention devices and delete all unauthorized or pirated software from their PlayStation 3 systems.
What this means to you:
Circumvention devices and game piracy damage our industry and can potentially injure the online experience for you, our loyal PlayStation customers, via hacks and cheats.
Many PlayStation.Blog readers have asked how we intend to deal with these incidents that they have been reading about in the gaming press, and this is our initial response.
By identifying PlayStation 3 systems that breach our guidelines and terminating their ability to connect to PlayStation Network, we are protecting our business and preserving the honest gameplay experiences that you expect and deserve.
Rest assured, this message does not apply to the overwhelming majority of our users who enjoy the world of entertainment PlayStation 3 has to offer without breaching the guidelines detailed above, and we urge you to continue doing so without fear.
My PS3 YLOD when exiting this app,With iris manager its fine btw im using rebug 4.41...
Might as well be here 
Anyone against the bill should google it and there are peteitions you can sign and send to local and federal govenrnment.
Article by CBC: cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/06/02/copyright-bill-clement-montreal.html
But they do receive the info that you have used one in the past. It's just they aren't acting on it. I know quite a few 3.56 users that formatted and all that but still got the email for previous offences so obviously they do still receive that information (from old logs).
But you are correct if you format and upgrade to 3.56 Sony won't ban you, they said as much in the statement and the emails sent out.