buyin modded xbox

halo1freak3 · Post by **halo1freak3** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:02 pm

uh ok so i was gonna buy a modded xbox from my friend, cuz mine broke but, b4 i do i want to make sure its legal

=sw=warlord · Post by **=sw=warlord** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:06 pm

modded xbox is legal saving games to xbox is not.

halo1freak3 · Post by **halo1freak3** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:28 pm

so i can buy it from my friend, but what do you mean about the games? isent puttin halo 2 on your xbox legal?

SpecOp44 · Post by **SpecOp44** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:34 pm

halo1freak3 wrote:so i can buy it from my friend, but what do you mean about the games? isent puttin halo 2 on your xbox legal?

No.You can't Legally copy Halo 2. It interferes with international copyright laws.

halo1freak3 · Post by **halo1freak3** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:37 pm

then how do you modd old maps?

SpecOp44 · Post by **SpecOp44** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:40 pm

halo1freak3 wrote:then how do you modd old maps?

You copy Halo 2 to you're Hardrive.

halo1freak3 · Post by **halo1freak3** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:41 pm

well if you did that wouldent that be illegal? if not then im just confused

SpecOp44 · Post by **SpecOp44** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:43 pm

halo1freak3 wrote:well if you did that wouldent that be illegal? if not then im just confused

Yes, yes it would.

halo1freak3 · Post by **halo1freak3** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:44 pm

then if im correct alot of ppl have done illegal stuff....

SpecOp44 · Post by **SpecOp44** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:48 pm

halo1freak3 wrote:then if im correct alot of ppl have done illegal stuff....

Ok, just to be safe, let's leave this discussion right there? Mkay?

halo1freak3 · Post by **halo1freak3** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:48 pm

mmkkkk ok....

gruntboy · Post by **gruntboy** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 2:16 pm

Legal: Puting Halo 2 on your HDD
Illegal: Copying Halo 2 and then selling your original Halo 2 disk.

Basically, as long as you only use it for personal use only its fine.

halo1freak3 · Post by **halo1freak3** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:26 pm

omfg thank you soo much i was gonna quit modding cuz it was illegal to copy it, but anyways, thanks for clearing this all up now i can sleep tonight ^_^ and um admins can lock this or delete this i have all i want to know

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 8:17 pm

Correct, it is not illegal to make a backup of a game for personal use. It is illegal to sell it, or give it away.

Ketchup_Bomb · Post by **Ketchup_Bomb** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:22 pm

=sw=warlord wrote:modded xbox is legal saving games to xbox is not.

Wow.

(And, by the way, it depends on what process you use to mod your Xbox. It definately can be illegal.)

citrusp3rs · Post by **citrusp3rs** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:30 am

modded xboxes are almost always illegal, since the software on it (dashboard, apps) is compiled (created) with the xbox development kit, which was stolen.

there is a way to stay legal though, by only using software made with the open source development kit (openxdk), but that stuff is usually hard to find or not very good (no offence to the open-sourcers)

i am not talking about xbox modding here, just wanted to make clear the legal stuffz

Ketchup_Bomb · Post by **Ketchup_Bomb** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:03 am

The BIOS is what I was referring to.
Software that was built off the XDK is not illegal. However, sites, such as Xbox-Scene, will not host it because it was made with the XDK, which is illegal to use/have.

[quote="Xbox-Scene"]Built with (MS) XDK" or "Built with (MS) SDK"
What does it mean ?

It means the software you are trying to download has been compiled with the official Microsoft

citrusp3rs · Post by **citrusp3rs** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 2:38 am

that's what i tried to say

HashBro · Post by **HashBro** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 2:51 pm

Can anyone catch you if you do any of this??

Ketchup_Bomb · Post by **Ketchup_Bomb** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:40 pm

But think of all the guilt!
Nightmares!... During the day even! Gasp!

Daymares!