So, my Xbox's drive died a while back, and since Microsoft wants me to pay a ridiculous amount for them to fix it, I figured I'd be proactive and order the parts to clone a drive myself. I ordered the parts from a site in Canada, and long story short, they were seized. I got a letter today saying the parts were in violation of DMCA laws and that they were going to keep my parts.
My biggest concerns are, am I going to get arrested for this? Should I forfeit the items? Should I just do nothing? Is there any way for me to get a refund? I called the customs office, but it was closed for the day, so that's why I'm here. Thanks.
wtf? I'd ask to see scans of correspondence, but that would probably be a bad idea if anything comes of this.
I would also ask wth you ordered, and from what site, but again, that might not be prudent. So I'll say this: The only thing you need to clone a drive is a drive of the same model that you have (benq for benq, and so forth), and your computer (that supports SATA). And the drives certainly aren't illegal as everyone who owns an xbox has one, including myself. And pretty much all computers now support SATA (which is also not illegal).
So it must have been something else that you ordered that (A. was pointless, as you don't need anything else), and 2, was something that doesn't have a legitimate use. Think hard. lol Or the customs worker screwed up, which does happen... a lot.
As far as legal stuff, ask a lawyer. There isn't really another option.
You don't have to dance around it that much. From the paperwork I got, it doesn't appear that anything is going to happen to me legally speaking.
I got the probe and connectivity kit from modchip.ca for a liteon drive. I thought that's what I needed in order to clone the drive so it didn't ban me when I switched out drives.
ahh, well I don't know about the lite-ons. you might very well need that stuff.
And what I meant was if you wanted to sue for your rights being breeched (if one of the pro bono rights law firms would take the case, like the EFF, or whatever group covers your situation). They generally very adamant that their clients don't talk to anyone about the case (though I'm not a lawyer and I don't know the reasons).
I don't know what the devices you are talking about are, but if their purpose is to flash a drive, there is no reason that should be confiscated. It probably just hasn't been tried in court yet, and I'd sure want to find some group to sponsor a suit if I were you.
