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Xbox Modders Charged Under DMCA
JamesAlfaro wrote to mention a News.com article about a pair of game store owners charged with Xbox modding. From the article: "Jason Jones and Jonathan Bryant, two Los Angeles residents who own the ACME Game Store on Melrose Ave., allegedly sold Xbox game systems that had been modified by Pei Cai, of Pico Rivera, Calif. Cai allegedly equipped the Xbox consoles with modification chips and large hard drives to allow the user to copy rented or borrowed games onto the device for future playback. Buyers would pay from $225 to more than $500 for the changes."
AAARRGGH them swanky pirates!
That's about 76 more than the number of worthwhile games available for the Xbox. They got ripped off. =)
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The DMCA is silly. Don't our Federal Agents have better ppl to track down? Like maybe the terrorists?
Nope!
Uhh damn! Looks like everyone has RTFA!?! I suppose the editors will have to take that into consideration next time they post a summary...
Gamers and people who listen to music are terrorists in the eyes of the ??AA.
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My Xbox is modded, mainly because I am too lazy to get up and switch the game disc when I want to play a new game. But come on, pirate 77 games and sell it bundled. Ya, talk about someone that was slapped with a stupid stick a few too many times.
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"DMCA" is just one letter away (and only moving that letter up one position in the alphabet at that!) from being "ACME" spelled backwards. There's gotta be a large conspiracy here somewhere! :p
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