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Legal or illegal in Texas USA??
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Xploitz
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25. December 2005 @ 07:07 |
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Hello and merry Christmas everyone!!
I am 29 and I wish to go into business being a distributer/installer of PS2 Modchips. However, I have some concerns. I have googled the net and got mixed search responces..also other forums. Please help me understand my rights concerning this matter. It would be much apprecieated.
Is it legal in the United States of America, particulary in Texas, to....
1. Be a distributer of Modchips??
2. To purchase Modchips.
3. To install Modchips.
4. To sell my Modchips with the TOXIC O.S/BIOS pre flashed?
5. And is it Legal for me to sell and distribute my Modchips to people from other countries whe it is not legal for them to own?
6. Is there any type of license/documentation that I need to not just distribute the Modchips but also for the TOXIX firmware, or overseas license?
Please help me with this by posting links or information backing up the legality of this in the United States. Preferably with links to legal documentation from the supreme court rulings.
Thank you for your time.
-=Xploitz=-
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25. December 2005 @ 09:27 |
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My best advise is to contact an online business that has done it for a while like teammodders xmood.
Good luck
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Xploitz
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25. December 2005 @ 14:44 |
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Thx for the advice, I will contact them. And if anyone else knows anything, please post it here. Thx
-=Xploitz=-
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Xploitz
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26. December 2005 @ 15:54 |
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Still no luck. Anyone else care to shed me some light on this subject?
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26. December 2005 @ 17:25 |
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#1-3 are all yes, because there are many American-based modchip distributors and I have read that what they are doing (distributing, purchasing, installing) is legal.
As for #5, I'm not sure, but all I can tell you is that the Uk banned modchips, but recently Australia and Italy legalized them due to cases in high courts.
It's Festivus for the rest of us!
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Xploitz
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27. December 2005 @ 05:18 |
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magus57, you have been MOST HELPFUL, and in turn have given me peace of mind concerning this matter. I will however continue to read forums/articles to help me keep up to date concerning this. I was a little concerned considering what a software pirate could do with this. In the right hands...yes it is legal...guess it just depends upon what side of the law you walk on. Thx again.
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gprimr1
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27. December 2005 @ 09:07 |
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I think number 4 might violate Toxic's GPL License, especially if you charge extra for it.
If you do it for free, probally ok. I would e-mail toxic.
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bigboneli
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27. December 2005 @ 13:58 |
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Gee...You contacted them on Christmas Day, and they still hadn't got back to you by Boxing Day? Well, their Customer Support is the shits, isn't it?
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Trainp
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14. March 2006 @ 22:22 |
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I know i am a lil late with this since this wa sposted on xmas of 2005...i dont think its illegal to mod ps2's but thats all i know....i live here in chicago ill and there was a game store on the south side of chicago that modded ps2's and ps1's....but the store closed down for reasons unknown....they were in business for several years...now they modded, but didnt sell any modchips...they also sold imported games...so i hope this is helpful
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