UK: Mr. Modchips Gets Convicted

[cal360]

I wonder if that would apply to homebrew enabled consoles that don't use a modchip? I live in the U.K so that's worrying.

[Johnny Rash]

I wonder if that would apply to homebrew enabled consoles that don't use a modchip? I live in the U.K so that's worrying.

See ya' in jail, pal.

[cal360]

I'm doomed . Oh well i'll emergrate to Australia then i'd be safe .

[Johnny Rash]

I'm doomed . Oh well i'll emergrate to Australia then i'd be safe .

I'm sure can't get put in the slammer for owning a homebrew capable device.
Because I've never heard of a law that is against homebrew.

However, pirated copyrighted material is different.
Back when I was a freeloading douche the cops came to my house for it.
All those bootleg movies, games, and software.

It's a good thing I wiped my drive before they showed up.
My ISP reported me.

Just keep your head up, man.
http://dban.sourceforge.net/

I'm against piracy now.
It's something you learn when you're trying to sell digital media...

[bah]

Well, I'm pretty sure they're technically legal now.

It was a grey area, until around the time one guy installing them was charged, the judge ruled the pirated games were illegal but the chips weren't.
They were officially legal.

Then sony appealed, and the court agreed. (Link).
They were illegal!

Then the guy appealed to the high court, and the high court agreed. (Link).
They are legal once more


Unless this guy was selling pirated games, then I think its wrong he was charged, and disagree with putting the word businessman in inverted commas in the article.


EDIT:
This is about as off topic as you can get, but since this is a UK site and all.

To give the firefox spell checker a UK (or a fair few other languages) dictionary rather than the US one, just go to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:3.
Let it install, restart firefox, right click a spell checked field, choose language then select the new one.

[Johnny Rash]

Modchips shouldn't be illegal at all in any country.

It's up to the consumer what happens to their purchase.
Not the producer.

That's one of the many reasons you paid money for it.

[The EX]

Good, Mr. Modchips was the worst modchip site I have ever come across.

[SpooForBrains]

OK, the guy may be a $#@!, but that's no reason to convict him of a crime. Modchips apparently are, and should be, legal.

Which countries did he discriminate against, incidentally?

[bah]

I know I'm bumping an old thread, but whats with the banner ad for mr modchips on the front page (the link still works)?

He got convicted but the site is still up?

[JPJunkie]

Good, Mr. Modchips was the worst modchip site I have ever come across.

yh lol