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[-] unimalion@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 year ago

I'm not very savvy for piracy, so I think I need an explanation.

[-] OverkillLabs2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 92 points 1 year ago

Rockstar grabbed the crack made by Razor 1911 and put it on the Steam version of Midnight Club 2 instead of taking out the DRM themselves.

[-] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Is grabbed a euphemism for stole?

[-] Elgordofordo86@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] half_built_pyramids@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Bitcoin miner, do it on a graphics-heavy game so you know the computers it infects are likely to have beefy GPUs

[-] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It's literally stealing. If anyone steals any part of their software, usable or not, they'll sue them. This makes them hypocrites.

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