getting banned or jail?

[DrunkNmunky]

is it true that if u get a mod chip instaled into ur xbox 360 u can get banned from xbox live or go 2 jail:o
me and my friend were going to pay someone to do it but then all these ppl started telling us about this
please help

[Fanappy]

they cannot put u to jail its a civil matter they can ban u cos its a breach of MS rules

[Rival24]

You suck if you mod your Xbox 360. Not paying for games is evil.

[Fanappy]

don't u get a reviewer's copy ???

[Rival24]

don't u get a reviewer's copy ???

:D, You know what I meant ;)

[Chris]

Yeah, modding isn't such a good idea. I think they can detect that crap within 5 minutes of being on live.

[Nino]

First you're going to get banned, then J Allard comes to rape your pets (that's what he does now) and then Major Nelson sets your house on fire. If anyone gets out alive then you're bound to face the Gatesminator, noone has ever survived that.

[TRIGGER M4N]

http://toastytech.com/evil/nukebill.jpg

[DrunkNmunky]

the mods were being able to play old games that are on a disk n downlloading games ps how does ms find out pss so 4 sure i will get banned

[Nino]

http://toastytech.com/evil/nukebill.jpg!!!

[Fanappy]

oh and he will probably sue ur "ass"* till its actually raw and bloody yep thats gotta suck!!!


when i say ass i don't mean donkey i mean arse but i'm not sure u americans understand ;)

[Rival24]

Oh I think they understand that Bill won't sue your donkey :+

[BruNasty]

No molestas mi burro!

[Curry]

Modding is detectable, and a breach of Microsoft's EULAs, for which they can ban you. EULAs do not have any value in court in criminal cases, however the firmware mod is constructed using Microsoft's copyrighted original firmware, which makes it a breach of copyright, and as such a criminal offense. If you mod the box and then run illegal copies of copyrighted software, you are also committing a crime technically. Highly theoretically you could end up in jail on both counts (but it's more or less as likely as a meteor dropping on the Statue of Liberty unless you're commercially exploiting copyright infringements).

Realistically, the only thing that could happen is a ban, but given that Microsoft is still not acting against modders any more than some lame defenses in the dashboard updates, the risk is negligible. My bet is that Microsoft is thanking the modders for making them reach the 10.4 million mark before the end of 2006.

[The_Glovner]

Mods are evil, don't make me go all Sam Fisher on your donkey!

[Voyager2k]

What's with all the donkey hatred ? You folks are nasty .....

My bet is that Microsoft is thanking the modders for making them reach the 10.4 million mark before the end of 2006.

Exactly. As long as live security is not compromised M$ actually benefits a lot from these firmware mods. They sell a lot of hardware but don't hurt global software sales enough to become a problem.

Also, considering all the "extended services" they have added and will continue to add M$ seems to be more than confident that security will not be compromised. Seeing how they probably view the Live Marketplace as *THE* future business platform for xbox AND windows they show a very relaxed attitude towards hacks these days. Then again, if you need them to place your hardware in the market ..... who would doubt their strategies ? :)