▲ 367 ▼ Rockstar is selling cracked game copies on steam. (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to c/crackwatch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (2 children) Is grabbed a euphemism for stole? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Elgordofordo86@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (2 children) Id say it's more nuanced. The game is theirs? Some might say they stole their work... But the game is theirs and they never contracted or even gave permission for the work to be completed? I'd say it's unethical still since they have the resources to accomplish this on their own. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] half_built_pyramids@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) unethical Lol we're lucky there isn't a keylogger trojaned in there. That's the next step for crackers. Get something in there that will activate when it recognizes it was repackaged on steam. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago Bitcoin miner, do it on a graphics-heavy game so you know the computers it infects are likely to have beefy GPUs permalink fedilink source parent [–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago It's literally stealing. If anyone steals any part of their software, usable or not, they'll sue them. This makes them hypocrites. permalink fedilink source parent [–] some_guy@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago* (2 children) “Stolen” isn’t the right language to use for something that’s been intentionally made available free to anyone who wants it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] zurohki@aussie.zone 6 points 2 years ago It's not the right language for copyright infringement either, but it still gets used. permalink fedilink source parent [–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes it is. Just because you're distributing your software for free, it doesn't mean you're implicitly giving others permission to permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 4am@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago They’re not distributing the crack though. They’re distributing the game with the crack applied. Domi think that should matter? Yes, of course. Does the law? That’s actually kind of a gray area. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Elgordofordo86@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (2 children) Id say it's more nuanced. The game is theirs? Some might say they stole their work... But the game is theirs and they never contracted or even gave permission for the work to be completed? I'd say it's unethical still since they have the resources to accomplish this on their own. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] half_built_pyramids@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) unethical Lol we're lucky there isn't a keylogger trojaned in there. That's the next step for crackers. Get something in there that will activate when it recognizes it was repackaged on steam. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago Bitcoin miner, do it on a graphics-heavy game so you know the computers it infects are likely to have beefy GPUs permalink fedilink source parent [–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago It's literally stealing. If anyone steals any part of their software, usable or not, they'll sue them. This makes them hypocrites. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] half_built_pyramids@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) unethical Lol we're lucky there isn't a keylogger trojaned in there. That's the next step for crackers. Get something in there that will activate when it recognizes it was repackaged on steam. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago Bitcoin miner, do it on a graphics-heavy game so you know the computers it infects are likely to have beefy GPUs permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago Bitcoin miner, do it on a graphics-heavy game so you know the computers it infects are likely to have beefy GPUs permalink fedilink source parent
[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago It's literally stealing. If anyone steals any part of their software, usable or not, they'll sue them. This makes them hypocrites. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_guy@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago* (2 children) “Stolen” isn’t the right language to use for something that’s been intentionally made available free to anyone who wants it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] zurohki@aussie.zone 6 points 2 years ago It's not the right language for copyright infringement either, but it still gets used. permalink fedilink source parent [–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes it is. Just because you're distributing your software for free, it doesn't mean you're implicitly giving others permission to permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 4am@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago They’re not distributing the crack though. They’re distributing the game with the crack applied. Domi think that should matter? Yes, of course. Does the law? That’s actually kind of a gray area. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 6 points 2 years ago It's not the right language for copyright infringement either, but it still gets used. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes it is. Just because you're distributing your software for free, it doesn't mean you're implicitly giving others permission to permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 4am@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago They’re not distributing the crack though. They’re distributing the game with the crack applied. Domi think that should matter? Yes, of course. Does the law? That’s actually kind of a gray area. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 4am@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago They’re not distributing the crack though. They’re distributing the game with the crack applied. Domi think that should matter? Yes, of course. Does the law? That’s actually kind of a gray area. permalink fedilink source parent
