Man Convicted For Chipping Xboxes

DY357LXDY357LX Playing since day 1. Still can't Comm.England Join Date: 2002-10-27 Member: 1651Members, Constellation
edited July 2005 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">omg h4x</div> <a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4650225.stm' target='_blank'>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4650225.stm</a>

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

When I read:

"The man had been selling modified Xbox consoles which he fitted with a big hard drive containing 80 games."

I couldn't help but wonder how much these things cost.
EDIT - They were £300


Thoughts, opinions, cheese-on-toast ?
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  • MetalcatMetalcat Join Date: 2004-08-11 Member: 30528Members
    edited July 2005
    i hate people who talk!

    they backstabbed him and told the police? GET EM

    anyone else thinking the police is playing on their modded x-boxes?
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  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    I'm not nerdy enough - I read the topic and I was like, why was this guy putting xboxes through a wood chipper, and why is it illegal?
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    what he was doing was BLATENTLY illegal, so meh.

    selling pirated copies of 80 video games......
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  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    Then again it's illegal to mod them in the first place over <i>there </i>
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  • BreakthroughBreakthrough Texture Artist (ns_prometheus) Join Date: 2005-03-27 Member: 46620Members, Constellation
    Selling it with games = no. Anything but games.
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  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Breakthrough+Jul 4 2005, 01:45 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Breakthrough @ Jul 4 2005, 01:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Selling it with games = no. Anything but games. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <a href='http://digital-lifestyles.info/display_page.asp?section=cm&id=1420' target='_blank'>Hi.</a>
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-JediYoshi+Jul 4 2005, 03:42 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JediYoshi @ Jul 4 2005, 03:42 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Then again it's illegal to mod them in the first place over <i>there </i> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    are you sure?

    I know certain aspects of moding are legal and others illegal.
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  • the_holethe_hole Join Date: 2004-01-03 Member: 25019Members, Constellation
    I sell mine for 500
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  • ZeroByteZeroByte Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3057Members
    Heck, I've heard that in Australia its illegal to buy cartridge adaptors for the N64. WTHmeh. First it was software with their User Licenses but slowly its creeping into hardware. You never truly own the things you buy.
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  • BreakthroughBreakthrough Texture Artist (ns_prometheus) Join Date: 2005-03-27 Member: 46620Members, Constellation
    I'm glad I don't live in the UK if that's the case - I have a modded Xbox sitting next to me, and I mod them myself (for a fee <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> ).

    I think it's legal if you own the game, but nothing else... No judge would convict you over using an Xecuter or EvoX BIOS (let alone XBMC or a dashboard).
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    actualy break, certain things ARE VERY illegal.

    I atm don't remember exactly what pieces of software they were but certain things were not alowed as they were created ussing a stolen piece of xbox development stuff.

    generaly it was if you installed linux you were ok, but if it then still ran xbox games that was the illegal part.
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  • BreakthroughBreakthrough Texture Artist (ns_prometheus) Join Date: 2005-03-27 Member: 46620Members, Constellation
    <a href='http://www.xbox-scene.com' target='_blank'>http://www.xbox-scene.com</a> Great Xbox resource site... And yes, they use parts of the official Microsoft Xbox BIOS, which you're only able to obtain with the leaked XDK (Xbox Developer Kit).

    That's the only reason why it's illegal... If you think about it though, it's like stealing a computer, only to be convicted of playing games on it.

    Well, now that I read that over it doesn't make much sense, but you get the point...
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  • BulletHeadBulletHead Join Date: 2004-07-22 Member: 30049Members
    Baka...

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->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.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->


    You were off by 80 pounds.
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  • Private_ColemanPrivate_Coleman PhD in Video Games Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7510Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-ZeroByte+Jul 4 2005, 06:03 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (ZeroByte @ Jul 4 2005, 06:03 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Heck, I've heard that in Australia its illegal to buy cartridge adaptors for the N64. WTHmeh. First it was software with their User Licenses but slowly its creeping into hardware. You never truly own the things you buy. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You hear wrong.
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  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    What if you mod it after you buy it. What can they do?
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    edited July 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The man was sentenced to 140 hours community service and ordered to pay £750 in costs<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    He only has to sell 3 X-Boxes to make that cost up. Such a weak price and if I was him it wouldn't put me off doing it all over again.
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  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    they confiscated all his equipment too, which I'm sure was worth many thousands...

    hope he had some money saved :o
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    I'm sure he could easily get the PC & Hard drives back. Any old excuse like "I'm building computers for a home network system" could be fought for.
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