Prosecution drops charges against Xbox 360 modder Dec 3, 2010 10:51 EST · Hot! with 50 comments Matthew Crippen must be breathing a sigh of relief today as the court battle over his game console modding has come to a swift and surprising end. The Cal State Fullerton student was arrested in August and charged with violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act,(DMCA). According to the charges levied against him, Crippen was illegally modding game consoles, including the Xbox, PlayStation, and Wii, to play pirated games. Much to his detriment, Crippen was advertising his modding online and accepting payment for these services. He was charged with two counts of violating the DMCA and faced up to ten years in prison, according to a report out of Wired.