I guess my issue is solely with aaa titles. Because that's where most of the bad in gaming comes from.
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Replying to @EliteSkeptiC @BrianSlimdog77 and
Fair enough. And, I mean, it's no surprise. They can easily get away with it. Screw them. That and fight back (even legally, if you can, you in the general sense) when they try to use copyright law for censorship of criticism. That's a protected use (though use minimal amounts).
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Replying to @ladyunicornejg @BrianSlimdog77 and
It happens more often than you might imagine.
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Replying to @EliteSkeptiC @BrianSlimdog77 and
Just a shift in who's doing it, then. Other industries have done the same. And US (at least) copyright law is SHIT. Stupid DMCA and it's moronic DRM clause and the nonsense that means these days... (more concerning IMO than takedowns and such that can get the companies sued).
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Replying to @ladyunicornejg @BrianSlimdog77 and
So why are our laws so bad?
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Replying to @EliteSkeptiC @BrianSlimdog77 and
I blame Mickey Mouse and Disney. Which is also why we're FINALLY seeing things enter the public domain again - they changed their tactic to protect the damned mouse.
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Replying to @ladyunicornejg @EliteSkeptiC and
The Mickey Mouse curve, if you're wanting to k now about that blame. Though realistically that's only part of it. DMCA largely came about to fight piracy online. Downloading music (before digital downloads were even a thing), ripping CDs and DVDs, etc. That's also why DRM.
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Replying to @ladyunicornejg @EliteSkeptiC and
Back when...this kind of thing made enough sense at a glance if you had any digital library, the joke needed no justification or explanation: http://mafiaa.org/press_room/
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Replying to @ladyunicornejg @EliteSkeptiC and
RIAA eventually removed DRM from CDs and even a lot of mainstream music is available DRM-free and legal, without serious fears of being prosecuted for a modern version of the mixtape.
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Replying to @ladyunicornejg @EliteSkeptiC and
MPAA did not stop so easily. DVDs kept being region locked with added DRM, blue ray's no better, from my understanding. You can get legal digital copies of movies these days, but those are almost always locked down as well, and you could still find yourself in trouble if you
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try to create your own from a DVD you legally purchased, even if you're only doing so for easier use for yourself. Hell, even if it's archival only (a protected exemption), bypassing the DRM, and creating or sharing tools for that purpose...still in there.
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Replying to @ladyunicornejg @EliteSkeptiC and
Pretty sure it's WHY that's in there. To protect their precious videos from the evil pirates online...even the ones who aren't sharing it. But fortunately, that's being somewhat handled in court, too. Once it started impacting modification and repair of most hardware...
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Replying to @ladyunicornejg @EliteSkeptiC and
Hell, even somewhat over "tech" (IT) hardware. Jailbreaking an iPhone? You're bypassing DRM. Rooting your android? Possibly the same (though older versions are released under open source licenses. But when your coffee maker restricts your pod choice and you can't fix a tractor
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