Man Convicted For Hacking Xbox

PipianJ writes "Remember the ruling in Britain which outlawed mod chips last year? BBC News is reporting that a man has been convicted of modding an Xbox and sentenced to 140 hours of community service, a fine of 750 pounds (about $1300), and the confiscation of his PCs and Xboxes." From the article: "The man had been selling modified Xbox consoles which he fitted with a big hard drive containing 80 games. 'This case sets a major precedent which marks a milestone in the fight against piracy,' said games industry spokesman Michael Rawlinson." Update: 07/04 22:12 GMT by Z : Updated to more accurately discuss the story.

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Well...

[turbofisk]

Maybe he shouldn't be making a profit while doing something illegal? I heard that was a sure way to get busted... Just like selling Illegal software vs downloading...

What precedent does it set?

[giorgiofr]

A very clear one. Resistance is futile.

Don't Mod Xboxes

[Brainboy]

"It sends a clear message to anyone tempted to become involved in chipping consoles that this is a criminal offence and will be dealt with accordingly," said Mr Rawlinson, deputy director general of Elspa.

"The modification of consoles is an activity that Elspa's anti-piracy team is prioritising. It is encouraging to see the UK courts do the same."

Don't mod your Xboxes!!!11!!one! It's a moral wrong against society. Remember if you want you play foreign games you are a CRIMINAL! .

80 games

[jotux]

He probably wouldn't have been caught if he didn't include 80 games on the drive of every xbox he modded.

That's like giving out 80 bags of hash with every bong you sell....the cops probly care more about the amount of hash you're giving out than they are the fact that you're selling bongs.

Re:Blame the media and lazy submitters

[king-manic]

As read in BBC news:

Man convicted for chipping Xbox Xbox console

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(NOTE: extra-tiny caption. almost invisible)"The Xbox was fitted with a 200GB hard drive packed with games"

A 22-year-old man has become the first person in the UK to be convicted for modifying a video games console."

It's like seeing this on slashdot front page:

headline "Man convicted for running a distro of linux"

in the story: "-CD through the skull of a apple fan boi."

Re:Your anti-DRM mission today: Lesbian Strapon po

[Brian4120]

errrr, ok. offtopic

Re:Er, this is actually about boring old piracy

[squarefish]

sure, you sort of make sense, but I think the point they're trying to get across is that hacking is just like drug use- once you start modding your xbox, it will lead to harder crimes like piracy and raping his neighbor's dog. The fact that he was selling this just reinforces the negativity surround the 'hacking' addiction.

he should definitely get the death penalty for this.
</sarcasm>

Re:Er, this is actually about boring old piracy

[kurzweilfreak]

Welcome to the 21st century, moron.