Topic: Xbox Modder Sentenced To Five Months (Read 135 times)

styxx_78 · « **on:** September 16, 2005, 11:53:00 AM »

The owner of console mod retailer Pandora's Cube, Biren Amin, was sentenced to five months of jail time and five months of house arrest, in addition to nearly $250,000 in fines for modding Xboxes and selling them to customers. He was found guilty of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement, and violating that oh-so-enveloping DMCA, whose original sentencing recommendations called for the dunking of people involved in changing or improving upon anything ever created, but was later toned down so it only "prohibits the manufacture and distribution of products or services that circumvent technological protection measures designed to prevent unauthorized access to and copying of copyrighted materials." Three other employees were found guilty and given lesser sentences.

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BigDaddyShoo · « **Reply #1 on:** September 16, 2005, 12:02:00 PM »

Serves them right.....this store was less than 5 miles from my house. They were blatantly selling "Superboxes" that had large hard drives and already had several games copied. Bunch of idiots, if you ask me. They even had big ass poster advertising these xboxes in the store.

jameswalter · « **Reply #2 on:** September 16, 2005, 12:08:00 PM »

Its not the modding that got them into trouble. Its the selling xboxes with a bunch of games copied on the HD that did them in.

chorizo1 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 16, 2005, 12:19:00 PM »

Don't drop the Soap in the prison showers.

xmedia2004 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 16, 2005, 02:16:00 PM »

They went to club fed like Martha Stewart thet will be alright but the $ 250 K fine
whoa that is a lot of superxbox's.

They werent to smart.

Code-Runner · « **Reply #5 on:** September 16, 2005, 02:20:00 PM »

Old news, it's been on the front page already Link

The big thing is the sale of the pirated games but selling modded consoles can cause some headaches too...

xmedia2004 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 16, 2005, 02:30:00 PM »

QUOTE(aliensRreal @ Sep 16 2005, 10:35 PM)

Now would he have gotten in trouble if he gave the customers a retail copy of all the games on the hard drive?

lordvader129 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 16, 2005, 02:35:00 PM »

QUOTE(xmedia2004 @ Sep 16 2005, 04:41 PM)

P.S. Modchips are illegal and have no legal use

xmedia2004 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 16, 2005, 02:40:00 PM »

How did I know that would get your attention.

But User End Agreement, quite simply put it is illegal to modify xbox in any
shape form or fashion.

B/U games I hear you, but requires modchip.

lordvader129 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 16, 2005, 02:43:00 PM »

EULA and law are 2 different things, you violate the EULA and you void your warranty, but its not illegal

by that right lighting and case mods would also be illegal and it would be illegal to change your own oil in your car (and thus illegal for autozone to sell you a case of oil, or damn near anythign they sell)

xmedia2004 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 16, 2005, 03:02:00 PM »

QUOTE(lordvader129 @ Sep 16 2005, 10:54 PM)

EULA and law are 2 different things, you violate the EULA and you void your warranty, but its not illegal

CattyKid · « **Reply #11 on:** September 16, 2005, 03:02:00 PM »

QUOTE(aliensRreal @ Sep 16 2005, 04:35 PM)

Now would he have gotten in trouble if he gave the customers a retail copy of all the games on the hard drive?

xmedia2004 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 16, 2005, 03:03:00 PM »

QUOTE(aliensRreal @ Sep 16 2005, 10:53 PM)

So then why are mod chips so easy to find? If they are illegal and the hacked bios and such are illegal why is it so easy to get?

lordvader129 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 16, 2005, 03:25:00 PM »

QUOTE(xmedia2004 @ Sep 16 2005, 05:13 PM)

Intelluctual property, who owns it I own my car just like you own you car but Intelluctual property is borrowed or leased that is the loop hole or grey area

ILLusions0fGrander · « **Reply #14 on:** September 16, 2005, 03:29:00 PM »

QUOTE(xmedia2004 @ Sep 16 2005, 05:14 PM)

Crack is easy to find that doesnt make it legal

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