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No More Mod Chips?
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U.S. customs agents raided 32 homes and businesses early Wednesday, searching for hardware that allows pirated video games to play on the popular PlayStation 2, Xbox and Wii consoles.

According to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, the search warrants were served in 16 states, including California, Illinois, New York and Texas, as agents looked for evidence of the importation, sale and distribution of the modification devices made overseas and smuggled into the country.

The so-called "mod chips" and "swap discs" targeted by the searches let gamers play pirated titles or counterfeit copies on Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 2, Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox and Xbox 360, and Nintendo Co.'s Wii video game machines.

"Illicit devices like the ones targeted today are created with one purpose in mind, subverting copyright protections," said Julie Myers, an assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, under which ICE operates. "These crimes cost legitimate businesses billions of dollars annually and facilitate multiple other layers of criminality, such as smuggling, software piracy and money laundering."

ICE did not release the names of those served with warrants, nor did it provide any details of the cases.

The devices and software -- sometimes used in combination -- violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, said the agency. Estimates by the Entertainment Software Association have pegged losses due to counterfeit or pirated copies at around US$3 billion annually, slightly less than half the industry's almost $7 billion in U.S. revenues last year.

Not surprisingly, Microsoft, one of the vendors whose consoles have been targeted by "modders," approved of the action. "Microsoft applauds ICE for its effort to reduce piracy and protect the intellectual property of Microsoft and its industry partners," the company said in a statement. "This is an important step in the continuing fight against piracy and the threat it presents to the global economy and consumers throughout the world."

pcworld.com


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Re: No More Mod Chips? [Re: Diploid]
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weaksauce...I understand the piracy issue, but what about people that do play legit backups? Not very many I know, but i still feel you have the right to do what you want with the console you paid for that you own...

peace

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Re: No More Mod Chips? [Re: Diploid]
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> "Illicit devices like the ones targeted today are created with one purpose in mind, subverting copyright protections,"

Hmmm... I guess that is why they gave the mod chips away for free... they were only interesting in subverting copyright protections, not in making money.

It is sad. At one time, copyright protections only granted the copyright holder the right to sue the copyright infringer in court for damages. It amazes me that simply enabling others to violate copyrights should they choose is now illegal. Why isn't anybody tossing the CEO of Xerox in jail... a copy machine is no different than a mod chip in this respect. (yes, I know people will argue that a copy machine has other users than violating copyright)


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Re: No More Mod Chips? [Re: Seuss]
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Soon they'll be banning disassemblers and network analyzers!

(let's hope not)


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Re: No More Mod Chips? [Re: Seuss]
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i read on another forum where a lawyer said that a modchip for a console could compared to a knife for a chef. In the hands of a chef the knife is used to create wonderful food. In the hands of a sculpter the knife is used to make art. In the hands of a murderer, the knife is used for illicit purposes. So should all knives be illegal? Just cause you can bypass copyright protection, doesnt mean that you are going to.

peace

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