"Man Convicted For Hacking Xbox"

mistasparkle* · Post by mistasparkle* » Mon Jul 04, 2005 6:22 pm

Slashdot wrote: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."

Jackass was selling them preloaded with games, so the title is a bit misleading. He was convicted for selling pirated material (that happened to be on a modded xbox).

McNevin · Post by **McNevin** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:32 am

Saw that story scroll across the screen of my modded box.

Avalaunch rss newsfeed.

The headline is very missleading, and it is the games that got him busted.

R3C · Post by **R3C** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 6:49 pm

Stupid. And if he thinks he's going to get sympathy from the Shark, well then he won't!

McNevin · Post by **McNevin** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 8:44 pm

No games this time. Just conspiracy to commit copyright infringement and to violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx? ... ntAndMedia

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:31 pm

J3RK wrote:Stupid. And if he thinks he's going to get sympathy from the Shark, well then he won't!

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"Man Convicted For Hacking Xbox"

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