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tinkertiler
29-03-2010, 03:23 PM
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:
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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.

Diablo13
29-03-2010, 10:02 PM
I suppose the upshot of this is that Microshaft will now build extra security into all their future boxes to make sure it can't be done again.
Like covering the whole Mboard in pitch or something!
Of course they already knew it was being done, but as usual firms or individuals advertising on the net like this mean that Microshaft can no longer ignore it and will be forced to take more stringent action to protect themselves.
You cant blame them, only the muppets out for a quick profit who balls it up for everyone else.

tinkertiler
29-03-2010, 10:59 PM
They have already covered it with the new dashboard update which disables the jtag working. Thats why you need a console with 7371 dash or lower on it to work.