[Quall999]

We cannot go to jail for modding and xbox in the US. Illegally having a game you dont own is a differetn issue.

MS can't sue a chip vender becuase MS would lose. There is no loop hole. Xbox mod-chips (the only good ones anyways) come with legal bios on it, that don't even allow you to play original games on your xbox, let alone break any copy protections. MS can't sure because there is nothing TO sue for. Saying that someone could then modify the modchip to "pirate" something, would not stand. Chips are used to run linux on the xbox, completely legally. If someone mods the chip to do otherqise, that is their problem. It is illegal to distribute hacked MS bios, but it is not illegal to have them, as long as you own an xbox.

As far as I see it, this topic is close.

We don't support piracy, but we do support legally backing up things you own. I lost countless dreamcast games and 2 xbox games from my dog and brother messing with them. That is why I have a right. Think sega or MS are going to replace those? for what they costed me? I think not.