Man convicted for selling Modded XBOXES

[Joe]

"A 22-year-old man has become the first person in the UK to be convicted for modifying a video games console.

The Cambridge graduate was sentenced at Caerphilly Magistrates Court in Wales to 140 hours of community service.

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."

"The man was sentenced to 140 hours community service and ordered to pay £750 in costs. The court also seized his equipment - three PCs, two printers, three Xbox consoles and 38 hard drives."

"The man, who has not yet been named, was selling modified Xbox consoles, fitted with a 200GB hard drive and 80 pre-installed games, via his website for £380."

It seems the problem was not chipping but backing up the 80 games and selling premodded XBOXES with the games installed on the HDD; ON HIS OWN WEBSITE -- IMO his own fault for being stupid

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4650225.stm

 

[JN]

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It seems the problem was not chipping but backing up the 80 games and selling premodded XBOXES with the games installed on the HDD; ON HIS OWN WEBSITE -- IMO his own fault for being stupid

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4650225.stm

Yeah, what an idiot. Its one thing to do that kind of thing for friends and 'friends of friends' - but to set up a website advertising it is plain dumb.

 

[FragTek]

Wirelessly posted (Nextel - Motorola i860: MOT-A-1C/00.06 UP.Browser/7.0.0.2.257 (GUI) MMP/2.0 UP.Link/5.1.2.12)

Dumbasses sell em like that on ebay too.

 

[bloodthirst]

setting up a website selling things like that is just suicide

 

[FalconFX]

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It seems the problem was not chipping but backing up the 80 games and selling premodded XBOXES with the games installed on the HDD; ON HIS OWN WEBSITE -- IMO his own fault for being stupid

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4650225.stm

Oh well. It was obviously illegal. 80 preinstalled games for no additional money and without the licenses. Yes ok he probably felt a little to sure about what he was doing.

 

[Dav0s]

i think he gt off lightly. 80 games at £40 each x however many he sold is more than £750

 

[PV5150]

Yep this guy is a total loser, I agree with Dave - he got off very lightly