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.

Comments

Re:it doesn't

[SeventyBang]

You are preaching to the choir.

I love this snippet from the /. story (above):

#1: He was selling his modded Xboxs, instead of modding it for personal use,

#2: but what precedent does this set for casual homebrew gamers and importers?

Probably no more than the logic between #s 1 & 2 above. "He was selling" but "what does this mean for casual people".

I think he needed to think a bit before he submitted his story. I think a lot of people who submit poorly written copy to accompany stories are: 1) at their keyboards, sweaty palms with the anticipation their story will be posted; and|or 2) afraid someone else will find their link and they will get beat to the punch. Either way, it's time to type a few hasty sentences and click [submit].

Re:Er, this is actually about boring old piracy

[atari2600]

Funniest post of the day. Roffle. Hahahaha :D