Unless you type in a fake address and phone number. I can't imagine how such a system could be confirmed.
On 5/2/13, Stephen <[email protected]> wrote: > another approach is you could make it so that the game is branded > with your serial number, name and address and telephone number and > it's displayed as soon as the game starts up. IE, USA Raceway, > copyright XYZ, registered to bill smith, 4 main st... etc. > In other words, the game technically is unprotected, but you run the > risk of world wide embarrassment, a lecture and a black ban from all > the blindness related lists if you pass the game around, because it's > got your private and personal details pasted all over it's startup > screen for all the world to see, email address, telephone number, > street address and whatnot. > > At 12:37 PM 5/2/2013, you wrote: >>Hi Shaun, >> >>What I am about to say will probably go in one ear and out the other, >>but it needs to be said anyway. Regardless of who you and other >>pirates choose to pirate from it is ethically the same. It doesn't >>matter if you steel software from a small independent developer like >>Draconis, GMA, or USA Games or a huge corporation like Microsoft >>steeling is steeling. It is both morally and ethically taking >>something that doesn't legally belong to you. >> >>You mentioned that your targets are the big companies who price things >>through the roof and license things unfairly. That's still no excuse >>for piracy, because often as not there is a cheaper and free >>alternative to it. One perhaps you have elected to ignore because >>you'd rather pirate the more expensive product. >> >>For example, Jaws is very expensive. Jaws doesn't offer a payment >>plan, and it has a pretty restrictive DRM in place. However, it isn't >>like Freedom Scientific is holding a gun to your head or a knife to >>your throat telling you buy it or else. The truth of the matter is >>today there are plenty of cheaper and perhaps better alternatives like >>NVDA that does everything you want for free. So what would be the >>point of pirating Jaws? >> >>The same argument could be made about Windows itself. I hear a lot of >>pirates complaining about the price of Windows, complaining about >>Microsoft's DRM and licensing, and accuse Microsoft of being greedy, >>etc and use that as an excuse to pirate their software. However, once >>again there are free alternatives if pirates would stop and consider >>them. >> >>One such alternative is Ubuntu Linux. Yes, there would be a learning >>curve involved, but essentially you get a free operating system with a >>built-in screen reader, talking installer, free office suite >>comparable to Microsoft Office, free media players, web browsers, chat >>programs, etc. About the only thing Windows has to offer that Linux >>doesn't is a wide variety of accessible games. So I think pirating >>Windows on the grounds it is too expensive is just horse crap. There >>are alternatives if you and other pirates would care to look. >> >>Bottom line, you can try and justify it anyway you want to, but the >>fact of the matter it is just an excuse. There are always choices, >>other options, and it strikes me the real reasons pirates steel >>software is because they want to and because they can. All these other >>excuses like the software is too expensive, they don't have any other >>choice, or because it doesn't matter if they steel from the big >>companies is not justified reasons for doing what they are doing. >> >>To be honest it is posts exactly like yours that makes me reconsider >>my policy regarding DRM. While I hate the idea of punishing my >>legally registered customers for a few bad apples its clear the >>pirates have a complete disrespect and appreciation for the time and >>work software developers put into their products. >> >>Cheers! >> >> >>On 5/1/13, shaun everiss <[email protected]> wrote: >> > well josh I just read the article and I get it where he is coming from. >> > To be honest I am not going after the little guys although some may >> > get in the way but thats just bad luck more than anything, the big >> > companies that price through the roof and licencing unfairly are my >> > targets. >> > They don't want to talk. >> > They want to sue and put me in jail. >> > With that knife over my head I have no issue with destroying them >> > totally. >> > hacking them killing them, pirating their stuff. >> > Now if they actually talked like some devs are doing now I actually >> > may reconcider I am a user to but really this article does tell you >> > that something needs to change. >> > That change is for everyone from those making cash to the users. >> > I am not sure how but if all the big guys do is attack no wander no >> > one really has sympathy for them. >> > In most cases I do intend to buy something your demo may be to short >> > and I may need more time than a month, I may need 6 months for example. >> > I have a list of stuff some I own some I have aquired alegally. >> > and if I like something I will buy it eventually but I don't have an >> > infinate store of cash either. >> > Some of them in fact a large majority of my list is now opensource or >> > so low use that I don't concider buying just yet though I am always >> > looking. >> > Some stuff I have already brought. >> > >> > I do think drm and other things are bad ideas though. >> > >> >>--- >>Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >>You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >>please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. 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