In case you ended up missing the story this past week, a big victory was delivered to the jailbreak community in Spain. While the news has nothing to do directly with Apple or its products, the news still serves to advance jailbreaking overall. A reality most in our community would end up celebrating regardless. In this particular instance, a court in Barcelona ruled that despite the beset arguments to the contrary by Sony, owners of the PlayStation 3 should not be prohibited from jailbreaking their consoles.

Part of the reason the court ruled against Sony, according various Spanish language blogs, is because Sony disabled the “OtherOS” functionality earlier this year. As many readers are likely aware, the “OtherOS” feature allowed you to install a Linux OS into your PlayStation 3.

Not only did the Spanish court establish a legal precedent that one may own, sell, or advertise a jailbroken PS3, but Sony was ordered to pay legal fees associated with the jailbreaking witch hunt that targeted a number of retailers that eventually became involved in the legal skirmish. Despite Sony‘s best efforts (efforts that previously succeeded in similar situations around the world,) the Spanish ruling may ultimately represent the wave of the future and not a thing of the past.

Sony still has a shrinking window of time in which the court’s ruling can be appealed. What do you think of the whole ordeal? Let us know in the comments below! And, as usual, stay tuned for more news and info by following us on Twitter and/or by subscribing to our RSS Feed.

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