iBotModz_Bot Posted March 26, 2010 Report Posted March 26, 2010 Microsoft recently closed down a website that specialised in selling modified (jtagged) Xbox 360 consoles. 360jtag.com claim they received a Cease and Desist letter by email and fedex from Microsoft:It has come to Microsoft Corporation.s attention that you are distributing Microsoft Xbox 360 consoles that have been modified to circumvent the built-in hardware and software security mechanisms Microsoft demands that you immediately cease and desist from distributing all unauthorized Xbox consoles and from engaging in any activity that infringes Microsoft's copyrights and trademarks. Microsoft reserves the right to seek all viable legal remedies without further notice. By marketing or distributing Xbox consoles that are modified to circumvent the technological measures used to protect Microsoft.s copyrighted programs, you help to provide unauthorized access to Microsoft.s programs. This activity violates federal law and may subject you to substantial liability. Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, distributors of such unauthorized Xbox consoles may be liable for $2,500 for each violation, and repeat offenders face triple damages. Infringing Microsoft.s copyrights and trademarks can subject you and your company to civil and criminal liability. Even an unintentional infringement of Xbox games in violation of federal copyright and trademarks laws could subject you and your company to civil liability. Further, for willful infringement, federal law authorizes statutory damages of up to $150,000 per copyrighted work and up to $2,000,000 per counterfeit trademark. Intentional violators may also be subject to criminal penalties. Full Story: http://360jtag.com (via spong.com)http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/umkMwcgSU2B5usIc51uGJOQZmQE/0/dihttp://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/umkMwcgSU2B5usIc51uGJOQZmQE/1/di View the full article
360 Posted March 27, 2010 Report Posted March 27, 2010 Wow Microsoft, Really? I guess they have the right to do that, but if that was my website, I would be pretty pissed.
Lockon Posted March 27, 2010 Report Posted March 27, 2010 They DON'T own the right to take sites down.
iBotPeaches Posted March 27, 2010 Report Posted March 27, 2010 Its worded wrong. They didn't shut it down. They sent a C&D letter, and the owner not being a moron shut his site down preventing a law suit.
Azraelrs Posted March 28, 2010 Report Posted March 28, 2010 Kinda sticking yourself out there naming a site stupidly like that... Think I'm going to make a site called Xboxpirate360.com and see how long that takes... oh wait, I'm not that stupid.
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