Not quite the right title used...

He's being charged for selling the modded X-Box's rather than actually modding them.

Ok... there trying too make this about chipping consoles but the real problem here is

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He sold the Microsoft consoles......and 80 pre-installed games.

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Originally posted by godm0de Ok... there trying too make this about chipping consoles but the real problem here is

Do note that they don't mention whether they are current X-Box titles or that of emulation and other consoles. They just labeled it as "games". Ignorant reporters.

what really shits me about the whole thing is that modding wasnt just about pirating games, but allowing different releases (and exclusive titles) to play on the one consolde (similar to DVD region cracking).

i dont play console games but its frustrating to see. sure, he shouldnt be selling all those pirated games, but now they can tell us \"hey, you can buy this system from us, but youre not allowed to alter it in any way\"??

get fucked.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN what really shits me about the whole thing is that modding wasnt just about pirating games, but allowing different releases (and exclusive titles) to play on the one consolde (similar to DVD region cracking). i dont play console games but its frustrating to see. sure, he shouldnt be selling all those pirated games, but now they can tell us \"hey, you can buy this system from us, but youre not allowed to alter it in any way\"?? get fucked.

I think you're missing the point a bit.

The resale of a voided warranty X-Box is illegal, apparently. Mod Chips are sold for the intent of allowing the user to unlock their console so as to use it for foreign game play and backups, just in case. Otherwise, the rest which the user opts to do is illegal, so to say.

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Originally posted by Yan I think you're missing the point a bit. The resale of a voided warranty X-Box is illegal, apparently. Mod Chips are sold for the intent of allowing the user to unlock their console so as to use it for foreign game play and backups, just in case. Otherwise, the rest which the user opts to do is illegal, so to say.

not at all. coz i think the point IS

\"The *modification* of consoles has been illegal since October 2003, when the Patent Office brought it under the scope of the Copyright Directive Act.\"

the rest of the article is old news- pirating games & selling them is illegal. the fact that the pirated games were on a modded console & sold as part of a business is illegal is hardly surprising.

that mod chips are illegal is much more important imo. its just another way business attempts to monopolise and control different markets, and i think its a disgrace ala DVD region coding
(that is, if any modification is illegal, regardless of use)

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