The owners of a Los Angeles videogame shop and a business associate have been charged with copyright infringement for allegedly selling modified Xbox consoles loaded with pirated games.
According to a complaint filed in LA federal court, ACME Game Store owners Jason Jones and Jonathan Bryant sold systems, which had been modified by Pei "Patrick" Cai", loaded with mod chips and larger hard disks, allegedly violating the ever-popular Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
However the key thing to note here, it would appear, is that an investigation into the trio's activities involved the purchase of a modded Xbox for $265 (£157) with 77 pirated games installed - something that casts a much darker shadow over their activities than simply modifying the consoles, the legality of which remains a hotly contested point.
The three men will be summoned to appear in court in late January, and their shop continues to operate in the meantime according to various reports.
Story source:
eurogamer.net.
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