I not sure how I feel about this. Yesterday, the FBI raided 3 video game stores in the Washington DC area and arrested 2 employees on "conspiracy to commit copyright infringement and conspiracy to traffic in a device that circumvents technological protection measures".
What was the real crime here? Modding the Xbox and selling the modded version is illegal - but I have to say that kind of sits weird with me. I understand that Microsoft wants to protect its IP, but getting the FBI involved seems a bit over the top. In defense of Microsoft, the modded Xbox’s did contain 15 pirated games - which I agree is a real crime.
Maybe, Microsoft is taking the wrong approach. Instead of hunting down and punishing people who mod their Xbox (modded Xbox’s don't work with newer Xbox live games), why not get involved in the modding community and take advantage of the ideas and innovation that is coming out of it?
About Me
- Demian
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- I develop internet applications, and have been since 1995. I'm over 30, over 6 ft (that’s 1.9m for you Metric folk) tall and I'm about 170lbs. (77 kilograms). I’m married to a wonderful woman; we have a beautiful daughter and son, 2 cats, 2 dogs, and some fish. I've lived in the Midwest of the USA my whole life, born in Minneapolis, MN, raised in Chicago, IL, back to Minneapolis, 90 days in Odessa, TX (temporary insanity on that move), then Urbana, IL (about 150 miles south of Chicago) and now, I'm back where I started, Chicago (or just outside of it, to be exact).
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