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[Neon]

Two owners of a Hollywood video game store, as well as a third man, were indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for modifying Xbox video game consoles to disable copy protection, and preloading copyrighted games onto the machines for sale.

The case stems from an investigation by the Entertainment Software Association, whose investigators reported that they had bought a modified Xbox from the store in May 2005.

If convicted, the store owners could face up to 17 years in federal prison.

[Mr Bad Guy]

i want to do it on my PS2 as well, but I dont know any plc I can trust. coz if u hand the console to anyone u dont know and come bak wen they tell u. they can say we dont know u. if u call the cops they'll probably arrest me 4 attemptin 2 modify the ps2 illigally.

[Tourniquet]

A load of people got caught in Trafford not too long ago mass producing copied games!!!!

[ShadowFox]

If they hadn't freakin sold the thing and made an anonomous website on geocities or something they may have gotten away with it.

[atsaunier]

seems everyones cracking donw on illegal movies, games music ect

[ShadowFox]

yeah... it's sad... we have no freedom anymore

[atsaunier]

i agree, no freedom, but yet we live in the land of the free..lol

[ShadowFox]

too true, sucks that we can't even share But seriously, they are pushing things way too much but if they hadn't sold one of those they wouldn't have been so noticeable!!!

[atsaunier]

ShadowFox, on Jan 13 2006, 06:52 PM, said:

too true, sucks that we can't even share But seriously, they are pushing things way too much but if they hadn't sold one of those they wouldn't have been so noticeable!!!

thats true, so true

[ShadowFox]

and the whole "let's sue everyone" stuff is getting old as well. Lets face it, as long as there is some kind of media... people are going to copy it!

[atsaunier]

ShadowFox, on Jan 13 2006, 08:37 PM, said:

and the whole "let's sue everyone" stuff is getting old as well. Lets face it, as long as there is some kind of media... people are going to copy it!

just like i copy my firneds cd's

[x2p]

ive never done it coth coth lol

[atsaunier]

x2p, on Jan 13 2006, 08:59 PM, said:

ive never done it coth coth lol

lol, i never done it either.. my computer did it

[Mr Bad Guy]

atsaunier, on Jan 14 2006, 02:03 AM, said:

lol, i never done it either.. my computer did it

dont think u can get away wit it bcoz da computer can't talk... by itself... yet...

[atsaunier]

Mr Bad Guy, on Jan 13 2006, 09:05 PM, said:

dont think u can get away wit it bcoz da computer can't talk... by itself... yet...

the day a computer starts having a conversion on its on is the day ill stop using one.... i coudent do that, i need my computer too much..lol