Jack Recider

And in my opinion, it's really cool that someone is able to make a microchip to enhance the gaming system, because I hate it when these things are just so proprietary and secret and locked down that you can't even repair the game system if it breaks. In fact, I don't even want to call these things modchips. They're just accessories for your gaming system.

And in my opinion, it's really cool that someone is able to make a microchip to enhance the gaming system, because I hate it when these things are just so proprietary and secret and locked down that you can't even repair the game system if it breaks. In fact, I don't even want to call these things modchips. They're just accessories for your gaming system.

Like the other day, I wanted to put an M2 hard drive in my computer, but my motherboard didn't have a slot for it. So I had to go buy a PCIe card that enabled me to use the M2 drives. This is not against any rules. This is a perfectly fine accessory to buy for your computer. The Xbox is a little computer and it didn't let you add a hard drive.

Like the other day, I wanted to put an M2 hard drive in my computer, but my motherboard didn't have a slot for it. So I had to go buy a PCIe card that enabled me to use the M2 drives. This is not against any rules. This is a perfectly fine accessory to buy for your computer. The Xbox is a little computer and it didn't let you add a hard drive.

And so it was Paul Owen's release of the Enigma chip that allowed you to add an extra hard drive. Can you imagine if your PC was so locked down that you could not add a second hard drive if you wanted? Not even an external USB one? Paul made another mod for the Xbox, this time calling it the Executor.

And so it was Paul Owen's release of the Enigma chip that allowed you to add an extra hard drive. Can you imagine if your PC was so locked down that you could not add a second hard drive if you wanted? Not even an external USB one? Paul made another mod for the Xbox, this time calling it the Executor.

And he liked that name so much that he started calling his little group Team Executor, which is an important part of the story. I mean, it's the title of the episode, right? So even though he was threatened with legal action to stop producing the PS2 mod chips, it didn't stop him from making new Xbox mod chips and publishing them under the name Team Executor.

And he liked that name so much that he started calling his little group Team Executor, which is an important part of the story. I mean, it's the title of the episode, right? So even though he was threatened with legal action to stop producing the PS2 mod chips, it didn't stop him from making new Xbox mod chips and publishing them under the name Team Executor.

Now, the courts didn't think all this modding was cool like I do. In 1998, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, DMCA, was established, creating a whole new set of rules for copyright infringement in the digital age. And specifically, there were clauses that talked about circumvention. The DMCA criminalized the act of circumventing access controls.

Now, the courts didn't think all this modding was cool like I do. In 1998, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, DMCA, was established, creating a whole new set of rules for copyright infringement in the digital age. And specifically, there were clauses that talked about circumvention. The DMCA criminalized the act of circumventing access controls.

which is what video game makers were pointing at when trying to take down these mod chip makers. They were saying, look, you're going through great lengths to circumvent our anti-piracy controls. That's a DMCA violation. And video game makers were taking their cases to court and winning them.

which is what video game makers were pointing at when trying to take down these mod chip makers. They were saying, look, you're going through great lengths to circumvent our anti-piracy controls. That's a DMCA violation. And video game makers were taking their cases to court and winning them.

I don't buy that because I'm a PC gamer myself, and there's pretty much an infinite amount of games out there for me to play. And yeah, while I've bought some duds, I never get mad at Microsoft for making a PC with bad games. I don't even blame Amazon when I buy something from there and it breaks right away. I just learned that I've got to do my research more before buying stuff.

I don't buy that because I'm a PC gamer myself, and there's pretty much an infinite amount of games out there for me to play. And yeah, while I've bought some duds, I never get mad at Microsoft for making a PC with bad games. I don't even blame Amazon when I buy something from there and it breaks right away. I just learned that I've got to do my research more before buying stuff.

Hasn't anyone in the video game industry heard of the term caveat emptor or buyer beware? The buyer knows they're taking a risk when buying something. It's okay. Did you do much piracy at the time? Were you downloading wares? I mean, what was your experience with wares in the 90s?

Hasn't anyone in the video game industry heard of the term caveat emptor or buyer beware? The buyer knows they're taking a risk when buying something. It's okay. Did you do much piracy at the time? Were you downloading wares? I mean, what was your experience with wares in the 90s?

By the 2000s, with the DMCA starting to show itself more and more in courts, PC game makers started adding their own anti-copy protections. This attempted to make it impossible for users to make copies of the software they bought. And I remember when this started happening at the time. The sentiment was, we no longer own these games. We're just renting them.

By the 2000s, with the DMCA starting to show itself more and more in courts, PC game makers started adding their own anti-copy protections. This attempted to make it impossible for users to make copies of the software they bought. And I remember when this started happening at the time. The sentiment was, we no longer own these games. We're just renting them.

Because it's only a matter of time before this disc stops working or it locks you out somehow. And you just have to buy a new one. And I get it. There is money lost due to piracy, sure. But I think all these anti-copying measures hurt the regular consumer and stifles technological growth. What do you mean I can't add anything to my computer that I bought and own? It's mine.

Because it's only a matter of time before this disc stops working or it locks you out somehow. And you just have to buy a new one. And I get it. There is money lost due to piracy, sure. But I think all these anti-copying measures hurt the regular consumer and stifles technological growth. What do you mean I can't add anything to my computer that I bought and own? It's mine.