Topic: (Australia) Modchippers Under Fire with New Law (Read 673 times)

RiPpN-N-TrIppN · « **Reply #15 on:** September 13, 2006, 11:30:00 PM »

i think u meant Canada
no one cares about Canada

hammybunghole · « **Reply #16 on:** September 14, 2006, 12:19:00 AM »

Guess what they forgot about a firmware hack which can not be called a modchip so bring it on!

shauno · « **Reply #17 on:** September 14, 2006, 12:27:00 AM »

So it wont be illegial if your using a modded console for law enforcement??? Give me one example of a use for this purpose.... I can also see libraies turning into mod shops (again is there a legitamate use of a modded console in a library??) WTF is with this government???

Please johnny howard, get your mouth off Bushs' knob.... please?

[M] · « **Reply #18 on:** September 14, 2006, 01:52:00 AM »

Looks like I might have a bit of a sale on December 31st!

Fuck!ng Free Trade Agreement, I knew those pricks would try to pull this sooner or later.

Maybe time to call in the ACCC.

TeonHarasymiv · « **Reply #19 on:** September 14, 2006, 02:02:00 AM »

QUOTE(hammybunghole @ Sep 14 2006, 07:26 AM)

Guess what they forgot about a firmware hack which can not be called a modchip so bring it on!

Sorry dude - read the article

QUOTE

"AUSFTA requires Australia to prohibit the use of devices and services to circumvent technological protection measures (TPM)".

I think you'll find that softmods fall under 'services'

flashfreak · « **Reply #20 on:** September 14, 2006, 02:55:00 AM »

QUOTE(Morgue @ Sep 14 2006, 03:53 PM)

We have a bunch of bloody monkeys running our country.

Theres an election coming up in november isn't there? Also, when i first read this, i thought u said there are too many monkeys in our country. I agree to what i thought u said. Too many gook kids here, asians are taking over our country.

QUOTE(davo123 @ Sep 14 2006, 04:34 PM)

last i checked nobody talked shit about Australia

Very good comeback. We are a very quiet, neutral country. Leave us alone.

spiffyville · « **Reply #21 on:** September 14, 2006, 02:55:00 AM »

This is pretty crazy. 5 years in prison for a simple mod. What the hell are they thinking over there. There isn't honeslty a logical reason for any sort punishment even close to this level. It appears that sadly the USA has decided to bully yet another nation with one or anther "dimplomatic" means. Seweden first and now Austraila, why are nations putting up with this non-sense. (Well aside from Canada.). You'd think the ridiculous laws we have over here would be incentive enough to not listen to us. Just my two cents.,.,

merlihin · « **Reply #22 on:** September 14, 2006, 04:20:00 AM »

I hope everyone here votes.

Every other country in the world needs to get wise quick and not sign any free trade agreements with the US. The way it is going, we will have a world state soon. And it looks like America's rules are the ones being followed.

0794 · « **Reply #23 on:** September 14, 2006, 08:44:00 AM »

What a strange law with (possibly) very dangerous and broad repercussions. This would make penalties for both the installer and user of circumvention technologies?

Many in this thread are talking only about Xboxes, this would relate to any technological products. Obviously modified Xboxes probably won't be used by law enforcement agencies or libraries.

...and all of this country trash talkin...well it reminds me of "mamma" jokes...it's just sad...leave it alone

jha'dhur · « **Reply #24 on:** September 14, 2006, 09:30:00 AM »

Read the American DMCA this is essentially the same thing.

DMCA regards modchips as illegal or any method used to circumvent copyright protection including copyright enfringement. It is just not enforced to that extent in the US

The next step:

American corporate overseers will soon connect the dots between modchips sales and terrorists, like they did with:
Boot Leg movies
Cable Descramblers
Viagra
Illicit Narcotics

I always find it interesting when government bends over backwards to legislate 5% of its population (console owners)

shakaru · « **Reply #25 on:** September 14, 2006, 10:33:00 AM »

All I have to say is, THANK GOD I JUMPED THAT SHIP!

throwingks · « **Reply #26 on:** September 14, 2006, 12:21:00 PM »

QUOTE(eDeus @ Sep 14 2006, 12:29 AM)

The law sounds too encompassing - xbox 1 + xbmc is now just as illegal as playing bootleg games?

Technically, it always has been. XBMC is compiled with XDK and the BIOS to run XBMC contains MS code.

Now, a cromwell BIOS and Linux on your box is legal.

At least in the U.S.A.

QUOTE(davo123 @ Sep 14 2006, 01:34 AM)

last i checked nobody talked shit about Australia

Welcome to the forums.

gsharpshooter · « **Reply #27 on:** September 14, 2006, 01:42:00 PM »

ok i understand if its america which i live in but all this far for a freaking games in australia please no one therecares about rulez and how will they finesd the boxes unless u get caught by live so f i say this agreement cra will never hold down chippers

gasclown · « **Reply #28 on:** September 14, 2006, 03:41:00 PM »

QUOTE(TSOPrano @ Sep 14 2006, 06:15 AM)

Last I checked nobody cared about Australia.

you'd care if we decided to stop winning your wars for ya....

Serious Sam · « **Reply #29 on:** September 14, 2006, 04:54:00 PM »

QUOTE(ramraida @ Sep 14 2006, 06:42 PM)

ok it's a new day and time to get my soapbox out again....
I would like to clarify to the american members and readers of this forum that it is not you, the american citizens, that ozzies are venting their anger at (or shouldn't be). It is the american heirachy, or whoever or whatever it is that actually controls that country, and is determined to control other countries, bit by bit, a little at a time with "allies", or all at once with "enemies" (not enough room here to list all of those).
Overturning our established law under the guise of free trade is just invasion by stealth, whether it's laws affecting this issue or any other.

Eh?

and it's Aussies not Ozzies..

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