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Man Jailed for Selling Modchips

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the modded-xboxes-are-better dept.

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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  1. Re:USA government is just a tool for big business by kableh · · Score: 4, Informative

    I agree with all your other points, and believe me, I loathe Dubya as much as you most likely, but the DMCA passed under Clinton's watch, so...

    Then again, the economy wasn't in the shitter back then, so who really gave a rat's ass? *looks down at his DeCSS shirt*

  2. DOJ Press Release on isonews.com by ayden · · Score: 4, Informative

    The DOJ posted their press release about this case on the seized isonews.com website.

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  3. Re:Why did he plead guilty? by Troed · · Score: 5, Informative
    Mod parent down - everything in that post is wrong.


    Most Xbox-modchips comes with a hacked version of the Microsoft BIOS. The Enigmah is the exception because it only contains the positions of the original BIOS to patch, and does that on-the-fly.


    The Enigmah has been considered to be the legal modchip, together with the blank ones (XII Pro, OpenXbox)

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