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homeland security arrest game moders. really mr obama?

armchair_warrior
armchair_warrior
edited November -1 in Brooklyn Politics

this is what people get for hiring riaa thugs and putting them in charge.

Things aren't looking good for a university student accused of modifying video game consoles.

Opening statements were scheduled to begin Wednesday in the federal criminal trial of 28-year-old Matthew Crippen, a student at California State University Fullerton.

Homeland Security authorities arrested Crippen last year on accusations that he violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). He is accused of modifying Xbox 360 game consoles for money so the machines could play pirated games and other content.

http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/12/01/5561705-xbox-modder-could-spend-three-years-in-prison?gt1=43001

Comments

  • eastbloc
    eastbloc

    This isn't Brooklyn politics. Why do you post this crap here?

  • boygabriel
    boygabriel

    armchair, you want to post the newest development in this "case", or should I?

  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior

    go ahead :p too busy with other post all over the net.

  • boygabriel
    boygabriel

    It was a joke.

    If you're going to post indignantly about something, you should also post when the case gets thrown out, as it did today.

  • eastbloc
    eastbloc

    armchair, you mean you're too busy reposting crap you've found elsewhere?

    You're not doing anyone any favors with your orthographically nightmarish rehashing of current events. We're perfectly capable of reading news on our own.

  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior

    right sure what ever floats your boats.

  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior

    Prosecutors Dismiss Xbox-Modding Case Mid-Trial

    http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/crippen-dismissed

    good news for game moders out there.

  • eastbloc
    eastbloc

    You mean good news for pirates?