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Xbox scene Moderator arrested for piracy
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14. December 2006 @ 14:19 |
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14. December 2006 @ 14:28 |
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I read about that the other day. I wonder, is it legal to mod the 360 with firmware but not sell pirated games? According to this, even modding the 360 is illegal.
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14. December 2006 @ 15:18 |
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I believe in the state in question the modifying of the console wasn't illegal. It was the distribution the pirated games where he broke the law.
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jeray
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14. December 2006 @ 16:16 |
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it said he was selling then for $60 a game.who would buy a backed up game for $60?
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14. December 2006 @ 16:40 |
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^^read it again. he's charging $60 to mod the 360.
i thought it was ok to sell backups as long as the buyers tell you they have the orginals?
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jeray
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14. December 2006 @ 16:49 |
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ok that makes more sense.
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14. December 2006 @ 16:51 |
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No he was selling back ups for $20 which I find pretty mind blowing. It's always illegal to sell back ups no matter what and he seems like he was doing it on a huge scale. He probably was clearing a few thousand a week with what he was doing.
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jeray
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14. December 2006 @ 16:52 |
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wasn't he advertising on the net to?
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14. December 2006 @ 17:07 |
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Yeah he was. I've seen sites where people sold back ups, not for $20 though. I always wondered if someone would eventually get busted for that. Now we all see someone has been.
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14. December 2006 @ 17:14 |
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That's why I say NO to piracy!!
In prison, I wonder if he will think it was worth it, While he gets reamed in the poop shoot by the BGF.
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14. December 2006 @ 17:30 |
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That's why I say NO to piracy!!
if you get a back up games..chances are you'll just get fined...the person ditrubuting the games can get in the most trouble and put in prison..and fined..becaues of the fact they are the ones who copied a copyrighted game,movie or anything...you just bought the copy..you did not create the copy of copyrighted things....i think im right correct me if im wrong..
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14. December 2006 @ 18:01 |
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I never thought people really ever got arrested or even fined for selling back-ups. I mean here in Australia, you can look in the local paper, and people selling them will be advertising their newest games and prices. They leave their phone numbers and even their addresses sometimes, but the police never seem to crack down on them.
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14. December 2006 @ 18:13 |
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I think local enforcement of these laws varies greatly country to country. Look at China. It's almost expected for most people there to have everything pirated.
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emachine
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14. December 2006 @ 18:31 |
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My friend just ask me to sell him gow. Guess thats a big no no!
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14. December 2006 @ 19:41 |
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wow, I better shut down then. dang it. I am just kidden
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14. December 2006 @ 20:06 |
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a nice reminder guys .... it is only legal to backup the games you own ....LOL i wonder how many of the arresting officers have a modded 360 now with x amount of games :P LUCKY B@:ST@RDS!!!
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14. December 2006 @ 21:20 |
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I don't know I might take a few cpies from evidence though.
~Domreis
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mrlip
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15. December 2006 @ 06:08 |
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As for as him regretting it, depends on his punishment. Looks like he has made quite a bit of dollar doing it,just depends how long he will get imprisoned for. 4 or 5 guys over here in the UK got done a few days ago. Sentences ranged from 4 years to community service. Personally I think 4 years is ridicously extreme seen as you can kill someone in a drink drive incident and get less, but lets not get into that issue on here lol
Edit: Just read the whole thing, says he has been doing it for about 6 years. 6 Years at $60 or $20 a pop,with a massive customer base.....
Also, I quote "Hunter said it takes a certain degree of sophistication to modify the consoles", - You gotta be kidding me ha
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15. December 2006 @ 06:18 |
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He better bring alot of ranch dressing because he will be tossing alot of salads in prison.
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15. December 2006 @ 13:52 |
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Originally posted by mrlip:
As for as him regretting it, depends on his punishment. Looks like he has made quite a bit of dollar doing it,just depends how long he will get imprisoned for. 4 or 5 guys over here in the UK got done a few days ago. Sentences ranged from 4 years to community service. Personally I think 4 years is ridicously extreme seen as you can kill someone in a drink drive incident and get less, but lets not get into that issue on here lol
Edit: Just read the whole thing, says he has been doing it for about 6 years. 6 Years at $60 or $20 a pop,with a massive customer base.....
Also, I quote "Hunter said it takes a certain degree of sophistication to modify the consoles", - You gotta be kidding me ha
6 years? Must have been bootlegging xbox 1 and ps2 games as well.
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15. December 2006 @ 14:07 |
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He better bring alot of ranch dressing because he will be tossing alot of salads in prison.
Why are you so fixated with prison rape? First of all he will not serve time with killers, rapist or any violent offenders. He will most likely spend a year at most in a federal prison where politicians go for embezzlement and be fined, and some type of community service.
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15. December 2006 @ 14:11 |
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Also, I quote "Hunter said it takes a certain degree of sophistication to modify the consoles", - You gotta be kidding me ha
I guess I saved myself about $10,000 by teching myself instead of going out and geting a degree! LOL!
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15. December 2006 @ 14:39 |
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I don't think he meant an actual degree, but rather a certain level of computer savviness. I think that's sort of true for flashing a 360.
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15. December 2006 @ 14:43 |
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Well yea but the way it is worded you "Need a degree to mod/flash the 360"
~Domreis
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