I think it was more of a moral issue than a law thing.I thought modifying any console was illegal.
ThisI think it was more of a moral issue than a law thing.I thought modifying any console was illegal.
Isn't it because the console itself a good which allows the buyer to customize it in anyway they want or something but the online thing is a service.
sourceArs spoke to Jennifer Granick, the Civil Liberties Director of the Electronic Freedom Foundation to find out. The news was bad. "With hardware, you can do pretty much anything you want with it. There are very few rules that apply. You buy it, you own, you can take it apart, and that's perfectly fine," she explained. The problem is that no one simply modifies the hardware. "It becomes complicated with modern hardware because it's combined with firmware, the embedded software."
The infamous DMCA states that you can't circumvent any software protection to get at the copyrighted work it protects. If you're using a software exploit or installing a mod chip, you're disabling that protection to allow yourself to run homebrew code, and you're running afoul of the DMCA. "Thou shall not circumvent," Granick told Ars, counting the two ways to break the law. "And thou shall not provide tools to others.
The intent is meaningless. Even if you simply want to modify an Xbox to use as a media center, you're breaking the law, since you've given the system the ability to run unsigned code.
If that was true, then Team Twiizers couldn't have presented their hacks publicly.ThisI think it was more of a moral issue than a law thing.I thought modifying any console was illegal.
Isn't it because the console itself a good which allows the buyer to customize it in anyway they want or something but the online thing is a service.
Ars spoke to Jennifer Granick, the Civil Liberties Director of the Electronic Freedom Foundation to find out. The news was bad. "With hardware, you can do pretty much anything you want with it. There are very few rules that apply. You buy it, you own, you can take it apart, and that's perfectly fine," she explained. The problem is that no one simply modifies the hardware. "It becomes complicated with modern hardware because it's combined with firmware, the embedded software."
The infamous DMCA states that you can't circumvent any software protection to get at the copyrighted work it protects. If you're using a software exploit or installing a mod chip, you're disabling that protection to allow yourself to run homebrew code, and you're running afoul of the DMCA. "Thou shall not circumvent," Granick told Ars, counting the two ways to break the law. "And thou shall not provide tools to others.
The intent is meaningless. Even if you simply want to modify an Xbox to use as a media center, you're breaking the law, since you've given the system the ability to run unsigned code.
US != WorldIf that was true, then Team Twiizers couldn't have presented their hacks publicly.
I would still do it. Any modern console is more or less crap without homebrew on it.
This so much. When I got my AK2, I saw all that potential in it. I then opted to jailbreak my PSP, then my Wii. Now, I plan to jailbreak an iPod Touch when I get one. I couldn't bear to play without my jailbreaks and flashcards. They have so much untapped potential that the developers never utilized and it's really sad to see that go to waste.I would still do it. Any modern console is more or less crap without homebrew on it.
I got suspended 3 times for posting a modified ninty's channel and after reading this post.... well.... I think it was not fair.
It depends on the country.umm, isn't it illegal?
You deserve to get suspended again for that post. You distributed pirated material, and didn't learn your lesson the first time. I don't understand why you weren't banned after all the warnings you got.I got suspended 3 times for posting a modified ninty's channel and after reading this post.... well.... I think it was not fair.