Re:Xbox Mod Chip Legal Opinion - Are they illegal? (Score 1)

Very good reply bezuwork! Indeed, the opinion could use a great deal of expansion, but it's all I could find on Google :) -- The ProCD v. Zeidenberg case is a very interesting case. The issue in that case is really more about contract formation than anything else. It's a case that every 1L law student studies. The EULA is a very interesting issue. It's the contract that is formulated when you buy any software, including xbox games. I don't think that Microsoft's EULA provision that prohibits backing up games will hold up in court. I really don't. It hasn't been challenged yet, but the very premise of the contract seems flawed. Fair use is a powerful legal provision. I would love to expand on this, but I have to run. I may reply in further detail when I have time to offer a more in depth analysis. I would like to hear more of your thoughts.