Modder is busted

patchesreusch · Post by **patchesreusch** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:18 pm

bricksarefun wrote:They can make anything they want illegal, if you model the H3 assault rifle, they can decide that thats against the law, come in and take any electronic devices above the tech level of a microwave >_>

no they cant you cant copyright looks

Veegie · Post by **Veegie** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:30 pm

Intellectual property.

It's bad when both sides of the argument are incorrect to a degree.

CptnNsan0 · Post by **CptnNsan0** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:03 pm

[cc]z@nd! wrote:i don't think i get this, so modding your own console is illegal? i thought it only voided the warranty? so if i were to mod my xbox my soldering a chip onto it i could be arrested/charged? how's this work exactly and what did the guy do that was illegal?

mod chips are illegal period. You could be charged, but I don't think they would go as far as arresting you unless you were being uncooperative.

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:06 pm

bricksarefun wrote:We cannot allow this to go on, it will only be a matter of time before they shut down HaloMods, HaloMaps, xbox scene, and any other modding sites. We must do something against the DMCA and/or the large corporate companies that control it.
They can make anything they want illegal, if you model the H3 assault rifle, they can decide that thats against the law, come in and take any electronic devices above the tech level of a microwave >_>

Other create it and design it, copyright it, they have the rights. Apple went around with cease and desists for the OS X aqua theme for windows and they also did the same for the iPhone GUI for windows mobile was it?

CptnNsan0 · Post by **CptnNsan0** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:31 pm

Halomods...forever

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:34 pm

CptnNsan0 wrote:Halomods...forever

Bungie knows of us. If they wanted us shut down, we'd be shut down by now. Don't worry.

CptnNsan0 · Post by **CptnNsan0** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:39 pm

Oh actually I was doing a little gears of war voice. You just can't hear me

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:41 pm

GametagAeonFlux wrote:
CptnNsan0 wrote:Halomods...forever
Bungie knows of us. If they wanted us shut down, we'd be shut down by now. Don't worry.

We were even mentioned on their site

probably a few times...
but the time I remember is before the 1.1 update, how this site closed down for it.

CptnNsan0 · Post by **CptnNsan0** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:42 pm

Any link to a bungie article about halomods? I'd like to see one.

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:43 pm

CptnNsan0 wrote:Any link to a bungie article about halomods? I'd like to see one.

I don't think they've specifically done an article about us, but they had a feature on the creators of the H2_Zanzibar match and did a Humpday Challenge against them.

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:45 pm

not an article about us but a mention of halomods.com closing or something, ill see if i can find it
screw typing properly right now

http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx ... alomodscom

CptnNsan0 · Post by **CptnNsan0** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:48 pm

Thanks Scotty

Supermodder911 · Post by **Supermodder911** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:49 am

cool ive never seen that button on the homepage im gonna use it if i have to now

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 3:25 am

bricksarefun wrote:We cannot allow this to go on, it will only be a matter of time before they shut down HaloMods, HaloMaps, xbox scene, and any other modding sites. We must do something against the DMCA and/or the large corporate companies that control it.
They can make anything they want illegal, if you model the H3 assault rifle, they can decide that thats against the law, come in and take any electronic devices above the tech level of a microwave >_>

The overwhelming ignorance is this post is disgusting. Yeah, we should totally fight the government and make everything legal, fuck copyrights! No. That's a horrible idea. Just no. Seriously. Also, they won't be shutting down these sites.

Andrew_b wrote:Well...we should be fine. He was probably modding XBL was he? I cant read those papers because i dont feel like reading them (and alot of you probably didnt read the whole thing either).

Live modding has nothing to do with it.

[cc]z@nd! wrote:i don't think i get this, so modding your own console is illegal? i thought it only voided the warranty? so if i were to mod my xbox my soldering a chip onto it i could be arrested/charged? how's this work exactly and what did the guy do that was illegal?

Anything that circumvents the copyright protection is technically illegal. Modchips and softmods alike. However, it would be unimaginably unlikely for an individual to get in legal trouble for personal use of such a thing. The person in this thread was likely not just doing it for himself, he was probably selling modchips, or offering to mod consoles, or something. I don't believe he was just some guy modding his own console.

0m3g4Muff1n987 · Post by **0m3g4Muff1n987** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 4:46 am

Holy ****! That guy got pwned. I only have one thing to say to him

...

N00b!! Hahahahahahaha!!11!1

Good thing I don't have an xbox or mod one. PC's FTW.

JK-47 · Post by **JK-47** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:36 am

0m3g4Muff1n987 wrote:Holy ****! That guy got pwned. I only have one thing to say to him

...

N00b!! Hahahahahahaha!!11!1

I don't know the guy, but I'm going to say that was totally un-called for. People like him are what back websites like us up. Without modchips and such, where would we be? Also, people like him are likely in quite some trouble right now.... I don't see what's funny about people trying to help others mod video games getting in deep shit for what they do.

0m3g4Muff1n987 · Post by **0m3g4Muff1n987** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:49 am

Back us up? Meaning, he stands beside us and makes us look good and stuff? He got arrested, dood.

JK-47 · Post by **JK-47** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:53 am

0m3g4Muff1n987 wrote:Back us up? Meaning, he stands beside us and makes us look good and stuff? He got arrested, dood.

I meant people like him are pretty much the backbone of this website. Also, just because someone gets arrested, doesn't automatically mean they're bad.

CptnNsan0 · Post by **CptnNsan0** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 7:57 am

0m3g4Muff1n987 wrote:Back us up? Meaning, he stands beside us and makes us look good and stuff? He got arrested, dood.

doesn't matter that was completly uncalled for. Who knows you could be next. Since when is it funny getting arrested and having all your belongings taken away?

Dan!! · Post by **Dan!!** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:06 pm

JK-47 wrote:I don't know the guy, but I'm going to say that was totally un-called for. People like him are what back websites like us up. Without modchips and such, where would we be?

Modding Halo PC, maybe?

I don't see what's funny about people trying to help others mod video games getting in deep **** for what they do.

I'd say that around, oh I don't know, 100% of the people I know with a modded xbox pirate games. It would be ignorant to think that even most of his customers were getting a chip to mod games.