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		stse on Aug 4, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Student Arrested for Modding Consoles Not really. Pirated games are largely downloaded from the Internet.

jcl on Aug 4, 2009 [–]

Right. The real issue is that some consoles cannot play these downloaded games without mod chips, which the guy imported and resold. The DMCA makes it illegal to "disseminate" devices that circumvent copy-protection, which gets Customs involved.

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