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Man Jailed for Selling Modchips
JoeCotellese writes "The Register is reporting that the man accused of selling Mod chips for the X-Box was sentenced to five months imprisonment and a $28,500 fine." Yet another sad abuse of the DMCA.
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It's getting to the point where selling drugs is less of a risk! Not that I would, but I suppose one could always market LSD as a modchip for your brain...
That every retailer in the USA was to be jailed for selling "007: Agent Under Fire"
I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
I need to sell this old 12x CD burner. It tears right through Safe Disc. So let's see, $15 is a fair price.
$15 + $7 (UPS Ground) + $28500 (DMCA fine)
Ok, any takers?
Escape Pod Films: Sketch Comedy and Web Series
When the Iraqis realise what Bush means by freedom they'll wonder what all the talk of liberation was about!
All I want for Christmas is my Constitutional Rights
All I Want For Christmas Is My Constitutional Rights
Hardware stores such as Home Depot, Sears, and others were closed permanently today in reaction to a lawsuit brought by Anderson Windows, Pella and other window manufacters.
A Pella representative stated: "We have asked these stores to stop selling devices that are in violation of the DMCA in relation to our window products. They refused, stating that there are other uses for the devices in question, hence the lawsuit."
When asked what products and how it was related to the DMCA, they responded: "Windows are digital. They are either open or closed. When closed, they are a security device. The stores were in violation of the DMCA by selling devices called 'hammers' that could easily remove the security of the device."
(I'll leave the open and shut case jokes as an exercise for the reader..)
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