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XBOX modders caught. Might be facing Prison time if convicted.
wp34:
--- Quote from: Crazy Cooter on December 01, 2010, 11:58:55 pm ---
--- Quote from: wp34 on December 01, 2010, 07:36:57 pm ---You can't pay someone to remove your catalytic converter though.
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Sure you can they're called "test pipes" and are marketed for "Off road use only".
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You quotes kinda make my point. ;D
Dartful Dodger:
I understand that this guy is breaking the law by modifying the system to get around copyrights and user agreements, but I don't understand why Homeland Security is involved?
A couple of months ago some guy planned on setting off a bomb in Wrigleyville during a Cubs game and Homeland Security is going after a college student who planned on using pirated software.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: Malenko on December 02, 2010, 11:01:08 am ---That mean Im not like that guy, or that its not 100% of the time?
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It means you're not selling a modding service and thus not a "guy like this".
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: Dartful Dodger on December 02, 2010, 11:46:45 am ---I understand that this guy is breaking the law by modifying the system to get around copyrights and user agreements, but I don't understand why Homeland Security is involved?
A couple of months ago some guy planned on setting off a bomb in Wrigleyville during a Cubs game and Homeland Security is going after a college student who planned on using pirated software.
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I predicted something along this line a few years ago on a different forum (gamespy i think). I'll see if I can find my notes. IIRC there's a set of laws that interact in such a way that defines hackers/crackers/breakers/pirates as terrorists. I don't think the term hacker is actually defined in the dmca, but I believe it is used. The definition appears elsewhere in law and it is lumped in with terrorist activities.
I think the intent was to have some mechanism for dealing with Chinese black hats attempting to .penetrate whatever passes for DARPA now.
Benevolance:
--- Quote ---If that were true, then why isn’t this case about that ?
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Probably for the same reason that trials involving organized crime are usually based around tax evasion, rather than any other sort of criminal activity. Not that modding an Xbox ranks up their with the mafia. But it's likely more convenient for the government to tackle the issue this way, and they may have hoped to give the DMCA more anti-piracy teeth with a favorable ruling.
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