Saturday, October 23, 2010

Sorry for the inconvenience...

hello friends and followers, the jill is back after.

due to unforseen circumstances and, well...IT...*mumbles* i was away for awhile but now i am happy to announce that i have returned~

so what do i have for you as a show of gratitude that nobody deleted me from their list, money? jewels? riches?

close, a nice article on how the feds are trying to silence an xbox hacker. enjoy.

Feds attempt to silence Xbox hacker


The US federal government is attempting to silence a talented hacker by preventing him from offering expert testimony at an upcoming Xbox 360 jailbreak trial.
According to Wired, the defendant, named as 28-year-old Matthew Crippen of Anaheim, allegedly ran a garage-style business modding Xbox 360s for $60-$80 per unit.
Unsurprisingly, the Feds want to lock Crippen away in the slammer for up to three years. 


But Andrew "Bunnie" Huang, the designer of the Chumby and author of the 2003 title Hacking the Xbox: An Introduction to Reverse Engineering, wants the court to know that mod-chipping is not a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

"Basically, what he did was insufficient on his own to violate anything," Huang told Wired.
"[Of course], the bottom line [is that] I would like to see the scope of the DMCA limited to an appropriate statute that respects fair use, one that respects traditional rights."
Unfortunately, Huang may not get the opportunity to defend Crippen in court, as federal prosecutors have asked the judge to preclude Huang from testifying.
The feds believe that Huang's opinion would be "legally irrelevant" as fair use is not a defense to a DMCA charge and therefore legally "inadmissible."
We beg to differ.
Democracy isn't about silencing your ideological opponents, stifling inconvenient testimony or painting Lady Justice green to protect corporate interests.
Huang should clearly be allowed to speak, whether or not the Feds want to hear what he has to say.
So, warez 4ever, dudez. Don't give up the fight!!!

32 comments:

  1. Man, stuff nowadays is crazy. If he's modding boxes that have been bought by people and they're offering it to him to mod it, I don't think Microsoft should get all antsy about it. The consumer's paid for it. As long as it doesn't infringe the rights of others, it shouldn't be an issue. Kind of like Starcraft 2 singleplayer cheating. It doesn't matter, man.

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  2. wb :) anyway i agree with the china-hacker XD

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  3. Another silly lawsuit! Hope it's dismissed ASAP. Nice post.

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  4. I don't get it really if you own a 360, it's your property. You can do whatever you want with it.
    :D

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  5. hmm everybodey mods theyr shit so...good luck

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  6. mod chips themselves are kinda shady but you should be able to do whatever you want to your xbox after you buy it.

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  7. It is people like that that ruined my love of console gaming. Always modding and hacking and whatnot. I have no idea what I am saying, to be honest, but my opinion must still be right.

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  8. He should be allowed to man! Anyways the 360 has the ring of death lol

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  9. Damien makes some good points, we shell out the money we should have the option to take it apart and reconfigure it how we see fit

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  10. The lawsuit doesn't really bother me, but trying to prevent someone from testifying is perverting the course of justice.

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  11. Welcome back. It's not like he is telling them to download/burn games after it's modded. He's just providing a service. I hope they let him speak and this case gets thrown out.

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  12. Wow, so do they often just slap that phrase 'legally irrelevant' whenever they feel like it?

    Otherwise, what Damien said. It's a mod. Sure it is for (most likely) copyright infringement, but that leads to the whole tool vs. intent argument.

    Also otherwise, welcome back.

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  13. "Legally irrelevant"? He sort sounds like, uh, the expert on the topic here. Ridiculous...

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  14. There are so many others that are doing this too. Is there a reason why he's being targeted in particular?

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  15. waste of the legal system. Keep it up, I'll be around.

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  16. does that just mean microsoft's getting desperate for cash now? or is this some sort of publicity stunt

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  17. WTF, arnt jails suppose to be for real criminals?? this is absurd!

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  18. this is stupid... worry about drug dealers and murderers not this guy

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  19. Welcome back... missed ya'...

    RE: Your post, in the words of Sharon Angle, it's time for "2nd Amendment remedies."

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  20. BULLSHIT. Let's keep this guy FREE! :D

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  21. Not again... Corporations are shiting themselft because our new busines enviroment

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  22. welcome back
    you can't silence hackers,
    you can only hire them to work for you!

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  23. Ugh, so retarded why they are filing that lawsuit... Stuff makes me sick sometimes...

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