News
August 2, 2007
Feds Go After Modchip Makers
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on August 2, 2007 at 4:13:11 PM
It seems that the Feds have nothing better todo than go after modchip people. These devices allow you to play homebrew and import games. This country is stupid. Why go after this stuff when people are getting killed and raped. I guess protecting companies are more important than people.
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The alleged sale and distribution of illegal modification chips and copyright circumvention devices for the popular consoles and others included 32 search warrants in 16 states, said the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE declined to release the names of those targeted but said they are allegedly responsible for importing, installing, selling and distributing foreign-made devices smuggled into the U.S. Illegal chips and other devices used on gaming consoles violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. Sales of counterfeit or illegally obtained games costs the industry about $3 billion a year globally, not including Internet piracy, estimates the Entertainment Software Association trade group.
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