Are portables Illegal to make and distribute?

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 8:28 pm

So Microsoft is going to recall all Xbox's one day, and scap them. I thought you bought the hardware!

peppers · Post by **peppers** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 8:39 pm

I dont belive that you buy the hardware if that where true they would have to include documentation with the xbox stateing that and you would have to agree to it

Jakq · Post by **Jakq** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 8:40 pm

Ha. I have a reciept that says I own the hardware. If they try to take my X-Box, I will sue.

sam · Post by **sam** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:28 pm

Guys, it is not illigal to make portables, it is illigal to sell them, because your making a profit on something that isnt yours(that is if Nintendo or someone has a thing not allowing "reselling", or something along those lines. Im not sure if they do, and i dont really care, cause if/when i make my portable im sure as ell am not going to sell it.

Post by **gannon** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:36 pm

sam wrote:it is illigal to sell them, because your making a profit on something that isnt yours

That's like saying that you can't sell your old nes games or any of your game systems

Post by **Triton** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:43 pm

the thing is, if you own somthing its is your RIGHT to sell it if you want. some conpanies (possibly M$ and otherslike the RIAA and MPAA) try to say that you dont own what you buy using stuff like DRM and the DMCA and other stupid laws and stuff. i dont know any of the specifics so your on your own

Post by **Sparkfist** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:05 pm

Triton for the most part is right. But the thing is that Software, music, and things with security locks are all under copyright and patient and in the grand U.S. of A thats the most important thing.

With hardware, esspecally when its over a decade old the patient has run out and so the company has no legal recorse. You can tell that kid that his dad need to go read a law book some time or stop giving out legal advice as he knows less about it then a rock.

MajorLag · Post by **MajorLag** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:26 pm

gannon wrote:
sam wrote:it is illigal to sell them, because your making a profit on something that isnt yours
That's like saying that you can't sell your old nes games or any of your game systems

Exaclty. If you buy hardware its yours to do with as you please, that includes selling it. With software there are usually some restrictions thanks to copyright, but in general the right of first sale still applies.

Plus, if you were right, then ebay would be in a whole mess of trouble.

Unidentified Assilant · Tue Mar 15, 2005 12:32 pm

What about ben? Hes selling them

Post by **bicostp** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:13 pm

Besides, if it WERE illegal to re-sell old games, how do you think Gamestop has lasted this long?