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  • thecavemankevin
    the living un-banned
    • Feb 2001
    • 4346

    #1

    why did my thread get closed?

    Our off topic forum. (You mean there are things other than paintball??) Please keep your posts civil, and refrain from topics that are likely to start problems. (NOTE: Any thread may be closed for any reason.)


    i pm'ed phil and gunga a few hours ago and haven't heard back. I am very mad and want to know why my thread was closed. I didn't do anything wrong or violate any rules.

    anyone know why?


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  • emagballa560
    Got Emag? I dont...Dm4 :)
    • Aug 2004
    • 1093

    #2
    Yeah, why was that thread closed? I didnt catch any rule violations. I could have missed 1

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    • atm743
      AKA & Macdev fan
      • Aug 2003
      • 3235

      #3
      i think its illigal to mad a ps2 to save stuff to it thats mabey why. cuse i wanted to do the same to my xbox so i can rent games then save them as well with dvds but never had the money and didnt want my xbox to get messed up.

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      • emagballa560
        Got Emag? I dont...Dm4 :)
        • Aug 2004
        • 1093

        #4
        Originally posted by atm743
        i think its illigal to mad a ps2 to save stuff to it thats mabey why. cuse i wanted to do the same to my xbox so i can rent games then save them as well with dvds but never had the money and didnt want my xbox to get messed up.
        Why I was think something along the lines of that also. A mod chip is what you need atm it allows you to save games right to the harddrive

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        • HoppysMag
          Hoppy's en Fuego!!!
          • Oct 2001
          • 3494

          #5
          its not illegal to mod the PS2. its not illegal to copy games you own. and you have to prove he has illegal intentions.
          "You have not converted a man because you have silenced him." -John Morley

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          • OysterBoy
            Fatty McChubbercookie
            • Feb 2004
            • 1409

            #6
            Originally posted by HoppysMag
            its not illegal to mod the PS2. its not illegal to copy games you own. and you have to prove he has illegal intentions.

            ...smartasp..


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            • atm743
              AKA & Macdev fan
              • Aug 2003
              • 3235

              #7
              Originally posted by emagballa560
              Why I was think something along the lines of that also. A mod chip is what you need atm it allows you to save games right to the harddrive
              a mod chip is what i was talking about god back to the commenting crap. whatever you get its still illigal steeling games and movies

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              • emagballa560
                Got Emag? I dont...Dm4 :)
                • Aug 2004
                • 1093

                #8
                Originally posted by atm743
                a mod chip is what i was talking about god back to the commenting crap. whatever you get its still illigal steeling games and movies
                Its legal is the US , not the UK
                British High Court has ruled that selling, advertising, possession for commercial use and even use of PS2 mod chips is illegal in the UK. The ruling was based on UK's implementation ...

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                • pbzmag
                  Registered User
                  • Feb 2002
                  • 1468

                  #9
                  I believe the main reason why the thread was closed is because moding a console is a type of hacking, which is most likely against the rules. Moding a console is not against the law in the US. However, it is illegal in the UK. I'm not going to go into detail, but I will say that you should have a steady hand when soldering. Just google "ps2 mod" and you'll get alot of sites that talks about it.

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                  • Glickman
                    *Insert Witty Phrase*
                    • Sep 2003
                    • 2673

                    #10
                    Originally posted by pbzmag
                    I believe the main reason why the thread was closed is because moding a console is a type of hacking, which is most likely against the rules. Moding a console is not against the law in the US. However, it is illegal in the UK. I'm not going to go into detail, but I will say that you should have a steady hand when soldering. Just google "ps2 mod" and you'll get alot of sites that talks about it.

                    so then wouldnt modding a computer be illegal as well?

                    there shouldnt be so much distinction between consoles and computers.


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                    • OysterBoy
                      Fatty McChubbercookie
                      • Feb 2004
                      • 1409

                      #11
                      Crap on my shoulder.

                      Unicorns are people too ...
                      Old Narhwals are people too ...
                      Grizzly Bears are people too ...
                      Caterpillars are people too ...
                      Baby Peacocks are people too ...
                      lew "My hand was a little shaky and I released too soon."

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                      • pbzmag
                        Registered User
                        • Feb 2002
                        • 1468

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Glickman
                        so then wouldnt modding a computer be illegal as well?

                        there shouldnt be so much distinction between consoles and computers.


                        What Would Squeegy Do?
                        Modding a computer is not illegal because it is not circumventing a protection. Whereas, modding a console does circumvent protection. It allows the use of copied games and imported games. They're two different meanings of "modding".

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                        • OysterBoy
                          Fatty McChubbercookie
                          • Feb 2004
                          • 1409

                          #13
                          Burning DVD's is; but its ALSO legal (If you own original).

                          Unicorns are people too ...
                          Old Narhwals are people too ...
                          Grizzly Bears are people too ...
                          Caterpillars are people too ...
                          Baby Peacocks are people too ...
                          lew "My hand was a little shaky and I released too soon."

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                          • bornl33t
                            hello lamewads
                            • Oct 2000
                            • 4463

                            #14
                            Originally posted by thecavemankevin
                            http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=163435

                            i pm'ed phil and gunga a few hours ago and haven't heard back. I am very mad and want to know why my thread was closed. I didn't do anything wrong or violate any rules.

                            anyone know why?
                            You know why, don't make a scene

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                            • thecavemankevin
                              the living un-banned
                              • Feb 2001
                              • 4346

                              #15
                              Originally posted by bornl33t
                              You know why, don't make a scene
                              clearly i don't considering i asked two mods and posted this as a last resort. so since you seem to know why don't you tell me.

                              As far as making back ups, it IS NOT illegal in the US to mod or make back ups of DVD's or any other of the like. You are allowed to make ONE back up copy of your items and that is why you see all the DVD burner programs on the shelf at your local wally world.
                              DVD-X copy allowed you to make as many copies as you wanted, that is why it was illegal and is no longer sold in the US, versus other burn programs that only allow one copy.

                              as far as moding goes it is not illegal and there are many many xbox mod realated threads here and i didn't see a single one get closed.

                              I did NOT violate any rules or "guidlines" in my thread. Even if i spoke of something illegal it isn't against the rules here.

                              I just wanted to see if anyone here had mod'ed their ps2 and what they did and how.


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