Topic: Xbox Pirates Plead Guilty (Read 402 times)

Xbox-Scene · « **on:** May 10, 2006, 07:47:00 PM »

Xbox Pirates Plead Guilty-- Posted by XanTium on May 10 21:11 EST
From informationweek.com:

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A co-owner of a Hollywood, Calif. video game store pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to participating in a conspiracy to violate federal copyright laws by pirating and installing video games on specially modified Xbox game consoles sold through the store.
Jason Jones, 34, of Los Angeles, a co-owner of ACME Game Store, pleaded guilty in a Los Angeles federal court in Los Angeles before United States District Judge Edward Rafeedie. Jones' partner -- Jonathan Bryant, 44, of Los Angeles -- has signed a plea agreement and is scheduled to plead guilty to a conspiracy count on Monday.

Jones admitted in court that he and Bryant modified Xbox game consoles by installing more than 50 pirated games on each machine. Jones had Xbox machines running as demonstrators in ACME Game Store, and he described in detail to customers the advantages of the modifications.
Jones is scheduled for sentencing on August 7. The statutory maximum sentence for the conspiracy is five years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000, or twice the gross gain or gross loss resulting from the offense.

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Heet · « **Reply #1 on:** May 10, 2006, 07:03:00 PM »

Idiots. What did they expect would happen to them lol.

busyychild · « **Reply #2 on:** May 10, 2006, 07:07:00 PM »

QUOTE(Heet @ May 11 2006, 01:34 AM)

Idiots. What did they expect would happen to them lol.

not 5 in the federal pound me the ass prison, w/o conjugal visits... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

This post has been edited by busyychild: May 11 2006, 02:07 AM

timo1023 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 10, 2006, 06:43:00 PM »

QUOTE(Heet @ May 10 2006, 07:34 PM)

Idiots. What did they expect would happen to them lol.

Honestly. These guys are incredibly stupid. They probably sold each Xbox for like 300$, though.

"The men installed illegal modification chips on the game systems which allowed users to store and play pirated video games."
http://www.cybercrim...jonesIndict.htm

What? Illegal modchips? I don't think so...

Reaper527 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 10, 2006, 06:52:00 PM »

people actually buy something from a company called acme? haven't they ever seen a wiley coyote/road runner cartoon?

about the "illegal modchips" its possible they where illegal, everyone that i know that bought a premod system online had their chips coming preflashed with the xecuter or evox bios (differant bios's from differant shops). i would imagine these guys did the same thing.

silentbob31320 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 10, 2006, 07:36:00 PM »

how is anyone that stupid? i bet they had ads in their windows lol

Alex548 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 10, 2006, 07:04:00 PM »

Not only did they have ads, but they also featured the modded xboxes in their display counter.

the preloaded games is what did them in.

TheIceman72 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 10, 2006, 07:31:00 PM »

Hmmm, retards like that deserve to be locked up. Why in the world would you sell pirated software loaded xboxes out of a store anyway? Hmm...thats like going to best buys and the techs offering customers computer systems with any games they wanted pre loaded, for a small fee

Sounds like some Forest Gump stuff to me.

amb7247 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 10, 2006, 08:09:00 PM »

the chips themselves aren't illegal to my knowledge. But it's the firmware or software that runs them are. WHich is why it's hard to find the latest versions unless you know of the exact places to download them.

xboxexpert · « **Reply #9 on:** May 10, 2006, 08:12:00 PM »

Wow, I feel bad for them. There life now resides in a 10x10 cell for the next 5 years. Everyone here is saying there stupid there idiots but the fact remains that just because they sold some illegal stuff that didn't hurt anyone there going to be stripped away from there families for 5 years and also might have to pay money while in jail, making it harder for the families to make a recovery. I feel bad for them.

-xboxexpert

throwingks · « **Reply #10 on:** May 10, 2006, 07:39:00 PM »

QUOTE(busyychild @ May 10 2006, 08:38 PM)

not 5 in the federal pound me the ass prison, w/o conjugal visits...

F'n A man!

juan_2006 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 10, 2006, 08:21:00 PM »

Uh oh.........anyways why would they sell pirated games?? Dumbasses.....i feel sorry for them.......i bet one of them was a member of this site...............I heard you get raped in jail, o well thats what you get for being a pirate (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

bigriz44 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 10, 2006, 08:24:00 PM »

Shit. I'm a free man and I haven't had a conjugal visit in six months.

r50la · « **Reply #13 on:** May 10, 2006, 08:35:00 PM »

Does anyone know what happened to patrick?

tgm4883 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 10, 2006, 08:39:00 PM »

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Shit. I'm a free man and I haven't had a conjugal visit in six months.

Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays.

This post has been edited by tgm4883: May 11 2006, 03:40 AM

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