Xbox "modders" face 30 years in prison
 

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 xrated 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 30 years in federal prison.

ouch! but really... what were they thinking??

If we wanted the news we would type in cnn.com.

ridicilous

They were busted for selling modded xboxes that were filled with 80+ pirated and copyrighted games.

that's it,next time i pick murder

dont hax0r your xbox.. NOT. my xbox hacked is the best thing since sliced bread.. xbox media center is awesome.. deff worth keeping next to my 360..

That's the only thing I'm using with my Xbox. :1orglaugh It's great!

modding your own xbox to pirate games... and pirating tons of xboxes to sell to the public filled with 80+ pirated games to make a hefty profit...

2 different things :winkwink:

don't be selling the games!

thats not good.....they get 30 years and some more serious offences get less

amen! got mine modded, and won't buy a 360 until it can actually hold a candle to mine (functionality-wise). as far as people selling chipped boxes loaded with games and facing consequences for their greed... they asked for it.

"preloading copyrighted games onto the machines for sale"

That's the key reason

ya pre-loading games...thats unreal, idiots

they were "backups" :1orglaugh

I agree they're idiots, but really.... do any of you want your taxes going to house these guys for 30 years. Give 'em 3 years/5 years probation... they'll learn their lesson.

That's ridiculous - murderers get off on lighter sentencing. Whoever decides the punishment - needs to take a loaded gun stick it up their arse and pull the trigger!

It's funny how the story gets twisted.... they may get UP TO 30 years in jail, most likely 30 years is the most you can possibly get for copyright infridgment...
someone that imports millions of fake dvds from china making millions each year, could probably get that... not some 2 guys running a small local video shop that sold 100 modded xboxes, they will probably end up with a year in prison if even that...