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Riao wrote:Recently, a large number of shops got raided for providing services that included installing mod-chips in gaming consoles.
Personally I feel that this is completely unfounded, as while a chipped console certainly can be used to play games that are not paid for, there are innumerable uses that are perfectly legitimate.
2dimes wrote:Riao wrote:Recently, a large number of shops got raided for providing services that included installing mod-chips in gaming consoles.
Personally I feel that this is completely unfounded, as while a chipped console certainly can be used to play games that are not paid for, there are innumerable uses that are perfectly legitimate.
Like watching movies that are not paid for.
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Kaplowitz wrote:cawck mongler wrote:You can't effectively enforce it, so no it shouldn't be illegal.
well, it is stealing games
Dancing Mustard wrote:So, what else can you do with this 'modding' malarky? Emulated old-skool arcade games are cool; but what other delightful possibilities does the enterprise provide?
cawck mongler wrote:You can't effectively enforce it, so no it shouldn't be illegal.
Kaplowitz wrote:cawck mongler wrote:You can't effectively enforce it, so no it shouldn't be illegal.
well, it is stealing games
I look at modding as an act of expression and something someone does to expand their own knowledge and use of a system. It can be an exploratory learning experience, and yes it can also be used to do illegal things. Compare a modchip to a knife: In the hands of a sculptor a knife could create beautiful wood carvings, in the hands of a chef it could help create culinary masterpieces, it can keep you alive in the woods, and it can protect you in dangerous situations, but in the hands of a criminal it can also be used to destroy property or cause bodily damage. Much like a knife, a modchip's usage is very much determined by the intentions of it's user.
\Riao wrote:Well said.
It's not like I have to agree to a licensing agreement like with Windows. As far as I'm concerned a game console is legally in the same ballbark as a toaster. I pay for it and it's mine to do with as I please, as long as I don't use it for illegal activities.
Kaplowitz wrote:\
of course modding is legal, but the whole point of it is to download illegal games. Not getting those games is kinda like buying a paintbrush, but not buying the paint.
Hitman079 wrote:maybe you're the only one against illegal gaming, because apparently "1" (probably you) said yes, it is wrong, and 13 others said no, it's not. i personally have no problem with it, since the people profiting from music, games, etc. have not been thrown onto the streets because of LimeWire or YouTube.
Hitman079 wrote:maybe you're the only one against illegal gaming, because apparently "1" (probably you) said yes, it is wrong, and 13 others said no, it's not. i personally have no problem with it, since the people profiting from music, games, etc. have not been thrown onto the streets because of LimeWire or YouTube.
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