[Gllug] OTish: First victim of DMCA

[Peter Rutherford]

>David Damerell said:
>> On Thursday, 10 Apr 2003, Simon Morris wrote:
>>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2934621.stm
>>>The story is about a guy who sold chips
(electronic, not potato) to
>>> modify the X-box. The idea was to get around
copyright protection. 
For
>>> his trouble he got 5 months home detention,
$28,500 fine and his 
domain
>>> name seized.
>>
>> _First_ victim? You jest.
>>

>Yeah, I actually had one of those moments as I
pressed "send". I was
quoting the article that this chap was "one of the
first people to be
jailed"

>He certainly isn't the first victim

Isn't anyone who buys an X-box a victim? If 
the case were made out of wood, then at least 
then they could be used as humidors.

Peter R.



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