thebeachbum Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4650225.stm ''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 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. '' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 well selling them with games is what got him locked up in the first place. what a dumbass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin-uk Veteran Posted July 5, 2005 Veteran Share Posted July 5, 2005 (edited) yes its been posted about 3 times before :) he was convicted for the games, not the chipping of the xbox *goes to find the other links* edit: cant find them :pinch: *gives up* edit2: oh theres one :p Edited July 5, 2005 by Colin-uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toastyone Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Post yesterday mate: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=340135&hl= <---one link Colin-uk :p Can people please learn about the search function :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebeachbum Posted July 5, 2005 Author Share Posted July 5, 2005 edit 2: never leap to conclusions. edit: ok ok ok i had a quick look and it was on radio 1 news just now... MY BAD. *goes off to learn to use stinking search function :rolleyes: * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 i didn't call you a dumbass i was regarding the guy in the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AionXn_ Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Is it illegal to do this for personal use? Lets say I bought the games but wanted it to be in a hard drive so I wouldnt have to switch between games? If I dont sell it, would it be illegal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostShell Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Is it illegal to do this for personal use? Lets say I bought the games but wanted it to be in a hard drive so I wouldnt have to switch between games? If I dont sell it, would it be illegal? 586166688[/snapback] I don't think it will be illegal as long as you use it just for your own personal use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forster Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Serves him right - what a gimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AionXn_ Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 I don't think it will be illegal as long as you use it just for your own personal use. 586166702[/snapback] This also applies for modchips right? As long as i own the original game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?act=announce&f=16&id=3 Moved here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scontron Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Even if the chump only modified the console for his personal use -- or arrangements like -- here's a free console, please loan me $300, wink, wink, nudge, nudge -- if he made an end run around deliberate tchnical barriers he could subject himself the the US Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA), even across the pond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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