Comments on: Middle-Class Piracy in the Software Industry http://blog.nerdbucket.com/middle-class-piracy-in-the-software-industry/article How can a crappy site with boring games waste more space? Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:32:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Filler » Middle-class Piracy in Movies and Television http://blog.nerdbucket.com/middle-class-piracy-in-the-software-industry/article/comment-page-1#comment-67 Filler » Middle-class Piracy in Movies and Television Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:03:06 +0000 http://blog.nerdbucket.com/?p=64#comment-67 <p>[...] recap, I’ve written lately about middle-class piracy and how it affects the software industry. My friend is a pirate, but he pays for things when it’s convenient, [...]</p> [...] recap, I’ve written lately about middle-class piracy and how it affects the software industry. My friend is a pirate, but he pays for things when it’s convenient, [...]

]]> By: Filler » Middle-Class Piracy in the Software Industry, take 2 http://blog.nerdbucket.com/middle-class-piracy-in-the-software-industry/article/comment-page-1#comment-46 Filler » Middle-Class Piracy in the Software Industry, take 2 Fri, 30 May 2008 16:47:16 +0000 http://blog.nerdbucket.com/?p=64#comment-46 <p>[...] recap, I’ve written lately about middle-class piracy and how it affects the software industry. My friend, the pirate, a really nice guy who’s kind of lazy, is a prime example. He could [...]</p> [...] recap, I’ve written lately about middle-class piracy and how it affects the software industry. My friend, the pirate, a really nice guy who’s kind of lazy, is a prime example. He could [...]

]]> By: ast_tree http://blog.nerdbucket.com/middle-class-piracy-in-the-software-industry/article/comment-page-1#comment-33 ast_tree Thu, 29 May 2008 01:10:12 +0000 http://blog.nerdbucket.com/?p=64#comment-33 <p>I believe that IP/piracy is surrounded by loads of BS I won't buy. If you want my money, then convince me. Is you sell crap and I, somehow, happen to need it, I will download it for free. If you sue your clients, don't expect me among them, I will be a freeloader.</p> <p>That said, even TPM was broken in a month. If cracks/debuggers are forbidden in your country (hello, germany), you will get them anyway, so you find the jz and change it to be a nop, end of story. It's a lost war since securom was broken.</p> I believe that IP/piracy is surrounded by loads of BS I won’t buy. If you want my money, then convince me. Is you sell crap and I, somehow, happen to need it, I will download it for free. If you sue your clients, don’t expect me among them, I will be a freeloader.

That said, even TPM was broken in a month. If cracks/debuggers are forbidden in your country (hello, germany), you will get them anyway, so you find the jz and change it to be a nop, end of story. It’s a lost war since securom was broken.

]]> By: boo http://blog.nerdbucket.com/middle-class-piracy-in-the-software-industry/article/comment-page-1#comment-32 boo Thu, 29 May 2008 00:05:39 +0000 http://blog.nerdbucket.com/?p=64#comment-32 <p>I have the same issues with music. I've stopped buying music from Itunes because too often I've been unable to listen to music that I've paid for. Several times I've downloaded torrents of albums I've purchased because the DRM files don't work for one reason or another. I wish I could get all of my music on Amie Street. Nothing is DRM'd and once I've paid for something I can download it again as often as I like.</p> I have the same issues with music. I’ve stopped buying music from Itunes because too often I’ve been unable to listen to music that I’ve paid for. Several times I’ve downloaded torrents of albums I’ve purchased because the DRM files don’t work for one reason or another. I wish I could get all of my music on Amie Street. Nothing is DRM’d and once I’ve paid for something I can download it again as often as I like.

]]> By: Nerdmaster http://blog.nerdbucket.com/middle-class-piracy-in-the-software-industry/article/comment-page-1#comment-31 Nerdmaster Wed, 28 May 2008 22:37:13 +0000 http://blog.nerdbucket.com/?p=64#comment-31 <p>Good point about Steam. Stardock Central is somewhat better here - usually they have an option on purchase to get sent a CD if you don't want just the download. Now, the easily-cracked aspect is a separate issue I'll get into Friday. For now, keep in mind that almost all systems for mass-market games are easily cracked, and those that aren't tend to be ... "iffy."</p> Good point about Steam. Stardock Central is somewhat better here – usually they have an option on purchase to get sent a CD if you don’t want just the download. Now, the easily-cracked aspect is a separate issue I’ll get into Friday. For now, keep in mind that almost all systems for mass-market games are easily cracked, and those that aren’t tend to be … “iffy.”

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.nerdbucket.com/middle-class-piracy-in-the-software-industry/article/comment-page-1#comment-30 Anonymous Wed, 28 May 2008 22:19:12 +0000 http://blog.nerdbucket.com/?p=64#comment-30 <p>Steam is not a solution at all... it's easy to crack, and requires that you download your software over and over again. Which takes forever, now that games can require multiple DVDs. I saw people have to sit out of a LAN party because something went wrong and they had to spend the whole night waiting for the game to download <em>again</em> through Steam. I know lots of people who are on dial-up; some don't even have higher-speed options available in their area -- so they're just not allowed to play now?</p> Steam is not a solution at all… it’s easy to crack, and requires that you download your software over and over again. Which takes forever, now that games can require multiple DVDs. I saw people have to sit out of a LAN party because something went wrong and they had to spend the whole night waiting for the game to download again through Steam. I know lots of people who are on dial-up; some don’t even have higher-speed options available in their area — so they’re just not allowed to play now?

]]> By: Nerdmaster http://blog.nerdbucket.com/middle-class-piracy-in-the-software-industry/article/comment-page-1#comment-29 Nerdmaster Wed, 28 May 2008 21:29:47 +0000 http://blog.nerdbucket.com/?p=64#comment-29 <p>Kupo, you're stealing my thunder :)</p> <p>Friday I'll finish up about software, and Steam and Stardock Central are actually both great ways of dealing with the piracy situation. At least, for us middle-class folks who are just lazy pirates.</p> Kupo, you’re stealing my thunder :)

Friday I’ll finish up about software, and Steam and Stardock Central are actually both great ways of dealing with the piracy situation. At least, for us middle-class folks who are just lazy pirates.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.nerdbucket.com/middle-class-piracy-in-the-software-industry/article/comment-page-1#comment-28 Anonymous Wed, 28 May 2008 16:53:57 +0000 http://blog.nerdbucket.com/?p=64#comment-28 <p>Well, dongle protections can range from extremely simple (one "hello are you there" check) to reasonably hard (challenge-response schemes which have to be emulated with dumped data) to really hard (an essential part of the program executing on the dongle).</p> Well, dongle protections can range from extremely simple (one “hello are you there” check) to reasonably hard (challenge-response schemes which have to be emulated with dumped data) to really hard (an essential part of the program executing on the dongle).

]]> By: Kupo http://blog.nerdbucket.com/middle-class-piracy-in-the-software-industry/article/comment-page-1#comment-27 Kupo Wed, 28 May 2008 16:10:13 +0000 http://blog.nerdbucket.com/?p=64#comment-27 <p>I think what's needed is a Steam for general software. I like steam because you can log into your account and download the stuff you've paid for to whatever computer as many times as you like.</p> <p>Once someone implements this and gets most commerical software onboard, they're onto a winner.</p> I think what’s needed is a Steam for general software. I like steam because you can log into your account and download the stuff you’ve paid for to whatever computer as many times as you like.

Once someone implements this and gets most commerical software onboard, they’re onto a winner.

]]> By: markus http://blog.nerdbucket.com/middle-class-piracy-in-the-software-industry/article/comment-page-1#comment-24 markus Wed, 28 May 2008 15:23:18 +0000 http://blog.nerdbucket.com/?p=64#comment-24 <p>My personal problem is that the word "piracy" implies something organized.</p> <p>I refuse to use that word, and I hope others have the same goal.</p> My personal problem is that the word “piracy” implies something organized.

I refuse to use that word, and I hope others have the same goal.

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