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jtpenrod

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Mod Chip Salesman Busted!
« on: 11 April 2003, 13:54 »
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David Rocci, the Xbox mod-chip salesman made famous by the government's occupation of his isonews.com website, was sentenced to five months in prison and assessed a $28,500 fine last week.Extreme Tech
First Dimitri Sklyarov, now David Rocci. Here are some details on this Enigmah mod chip:
 
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Another chinese group is launching the Enigmah Mod Chip for Xbox. Similar in specs to the Xtender mod-chip, it requires 29 wires, but also removes Macrovision. There are two optional wires to solder for Macrovision Off and further two wires for DVD Reset Function.

They compare it with the Xtender chip, so here's the deatils on that:
 
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The Xtender Xbox mod chip works on ALL Xbox models from ALL regions and plays every Xbox game including originals, import originals and all backups. It is reported to work with any CD-RW media, any DVD-R media, any DVD-RW media. The Xtender Xbox modchip claims to be very easy to solder and requires only basic soldering skills. A special feature is the ability to run unsigned code, as well as patched or modified files, opening the door for amateur development of Xbox software. Latest news confirm that the Xtender mod chip disables DVD Macrovision. More info at the following video game accessory retailers: (Emphasis Mine) XBox Reporter


How about that! Five months and $28,500 for selling a device that allows one to run Linux and write your own X-Crox soft! I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad they nailed this desperado! We certainly can't have that, now can we? Oh the horrors! Next thing you know, these amatuer coders will be writing games for the X-Crox that beats anything you can buy.   :eek:

Thank God: His Gatesness can rest a little easier tonight.   :D  

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« Reply #1 on: 11 April 2003, 15:38 »
five months in prison? FIVE MONTHS IN PRISON???

there's not a lot you can say about that, how can a judge or jury think that's appropriate?

can you imagine it?

guy 1: so what are you in for?
guy 2: well i was charged with murder and nine counts of rape, but i didn't do it, honest! what about you, what are you in for?
guy 1: oh well i made a little gadget that allows you to run software on your xbox that you couldn't run on it before
...(a couple of seconds' stunned silence)...
guy 2: (backs away slowly)
guy 3: (muttering in background) i'm not going near that crazy mofo...
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« Reply #2 on: 11 April 2003, 16:39 »
This is one of those cases where you don't know whether to laugh or cry.   :confused:

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« Reply #3 on: 11 April 2003, 17:30 »
In the words of South Park : "This is pretty fucked up right here."
WTF is going to be illegal next, modding your fridge so it can freeze food that you didn't buy from the "right store?"
Damn that unsigned food.  How dare you make it cold when your fridge was *specifically* designed for freezing only Safeway food?
Stupid...
Glad I live in a country where the High Court has ruled mod chipping fully legal!  
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« Reply #4 on: 11 April 2003, 19:36 »
here here, no literally, here here, I MEAN IT ALRIGHT.

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« Reply #5 on: 11 April 2003, 20:00 »
Why even bother going through all this DMCA, copyright  and non-circumvention crap.  It would be faster just to repeal the 13th amendment to the Constitution and be done with it.

(if you don't understand the sarcasm, please don't reply)

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« Reply #6 on: 12 April 2003, 03:04 »
I don't see why mentioning McDonalds and Burger King in the same sentence is legal. We should throw people in prison for that too.

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« Reply #7 on: 28 April 2003, 13:31 »
Next we wont be able to install Unsigned Operating Systems on our PC...

How dare you install Linux!!! That's forbidden by section 5994850684937587394, paragraph 886740968873758 of the license agreement!!!
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