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Man Convicted For Hacking Xbox

Posted by Zonk on from the thinking-big dept.

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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  1. No precedence, just a bad misguided justice by Dark+Coder · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I, for one, tweaked my NetPliance (now Tippingpoint) I-Opener.

    Took a Damn Small Linux, Qt-Embedded, Wireless USB, Firefox browswer and poof. A real looker that I can use in my Kitchen for my browsing needs. This is in clear violation of my Acceptable Usage Policy set forth by now defunct Netpliance.

    Is the AUP enforceable? Why is it that we have to wait for the company to belly up before we can raid the hardware?

    If we bought it, damn the license. Same goes for my DVD players, WinTV-HDTV, Tivos, Trio cellphones and iPODs. We're consumers who wish to spread around what we call "a GOOD THING".

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  3. Your anti-DRM mission today: Lesbian Strapon porn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Here it is boys: hundreds upon hundreds of megabytes of DRM-protected readily-downloaded Lesbian Strapon porn. Anyone able to crack it?