alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to CrackWatch@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 years agoRockstar is selling cracked game copies on steam.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1370arrow-down13
arrow-up1367arrow-down1imageRockstar is selling cracked game copies on steam.lemmy.worldalphacyberranger@lemmy.world to CrackWatch@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squaresome_guy@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·edit-22 years ago“Stolen” isn’t the right language to use for something that’s been intentionally made available free to anyone who wants it.
minus-squarezurohki@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoIt’s not the right language for copyright infringement either, but it still gets used.
minus-squarekilleronthecorner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·2 years agoYes it is. Just because you’re distributing your software for free, it doesn’t mean you’re implicitly giving others permission to
minus-square4am@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThey’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.
“Stolen” isn’t the right language to use for something that’s been intentionally made available free to anyone who wants it.
It’s not the right language for copyright infringement either, but it still gets used.
Yes it is. Just because you’re distributing your software for free, it doesn’t mean you’re implicitly giving others permission to
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.