Knock-Knock--ICE Calling

Did you get a knock on your door from ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)? You might have if you have some devices that let pirated video games play on Sony's PlayStation 2, Microsoft's Xbox and Xbox 360, and Nintendo's Wii.

There were 32 warrants served in 16 US states. They were looking for the illegal chips and devices used on those gaming consoles, which violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Acto f 1998. The Entertainment Software Association trade group says that these devices cost the gaming industry US$3 billion globally.

Be careful out there. I suspect that, if you have purchased such items, your purchase is in a database somewhere.

Unless you paid cash from the guy in the alley behind the video game store.