Catt: Console piracy apparently happens often enough that Activision is going after the individual perpetrators.
http://techreport.com/discussions.x/15549
But I don't use consoles, because I like richer gaming experiences.
Even worse DRM coming...
Activision seeks $30,000 to $150,000 in damages "for each infringement of each copyrighted videogame." After looking into the issue, GamePolitics uncovered six other instances of piracy-related Activision lawsuits. Settlements in those cases ranged from $1,000 to $100,000, the site says, adding that five of the six defendants lacked representation.
Why haven't more tongues been wagging about these cases? Apparently, the settlements forbid defendants from making "any public statements that are inconsistent with any term of this Stipulation to Judgment and Permanent Injunction."
This is pathetic. Activision has just sunk to Sony & RIAA status.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
TheCatt wrote:Not quite:The lawsuits may not be related to file sharing. GamePolitics has received a message from one of Activision's attorneys, who says his law firm has "never filed any litigation against a file-sharer on behalf of Activision."
So, it's not the filesharing they've got a problem w\, it's the end result, looks like. While it's good & all that they're making that slight distinction, these sort of draconian bullshit penalties don't sit well w\ me. I'd like to know how Activision targets which folk they sue next for this type of thing.
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Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Here, this guy is saying what I was trying to say before, about the good will of your customers being essential. Only with more words.
"ATTENTION: Customers browsing porn must hold magazines with both hands at all times!"
"Spore Galactic Edition" has been released. Same reviews as the regular version: 1.5 stars out of 5. Only 5% of the number of reviews of the basic version, but DRM is still an issue.
http://www.amazon.com/Spore-G....&sr=8-2
http://www.amazon.com/Spore-G....&sr=8-2
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
That's okay. I mean I'll still download a crack to stop that, because I have no intention of getting up and going over and swapping out disks whenever I want to play different games, like they have some sort of DRM-gun pointed at my feet saying "Dance customer monkey, dance!" But it won't stop me from buying it.
"ATTENTION: Customers browsing porn must hold magazines with both hands at all times!"
Yeah, that's why I was pointing it out.
Disk checks I can live with, even without a crack.
The shit EA is doing? Totally unacceptable.
Disk checks I can live with, even without a crack.
The shit EA is doing? Totally unacceptable.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
I remember the wheels from way back in the day.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
