Tracking Down A MW2 Cyber-Pirate

[Dungeoncrawler]

Damn, what a ride. Apparently took less than a week. Give it a read if you like.

http://venturebeat.com/2009/11/06/ho...2-cyber-thief/

[Sundance Kid V2]

Just read the first -2 paragraphs... people selling pirated software = wankers.

Edit:

But IPCybercrime checked on Facebook to see if the email address belonged to someone with a Facebook account

Facebook is the devil . People are stupid...

[Raiasokura]

Christian Del Amo, an 18-year-old who was known as a modder and had a site for selling modded Xbox 360 hard disks on iOffer.com, an eBay-like site. The modder advertised 250-gigabyte Western Digital hard drives, loaded with 125 hacked games, for $150.

the kid was asking for it.. you cant get away with that kind of thing, they will be onto you like a ton of bricks.. hes lucky they got him earlier than later.

but since this is activision they will most likely throw the book at him.

[Debonair]

Since its Activision the evil empire, I doubt many people actually care. Kind of like when robbers do a big heist from a bank and nobody gets hurt.

D.

[Raiasokura]

Originally Posted by Debonair

Since its Activision the evil empire, I doubt many people actually care. Kind of like when robbers do a big heist from a bank and nobody gets hurt.

D.

That is Correct.

Its already being pirated on an even bigger scale anyway.

[Dungeoncrawler]

It was just an interesting read for me because it demonstrates how the gaming world views the different types of pirates. Iow's, the people that make a direct profit off the act of pirating an ip are considered higher priority by the gaming industry than say your typical p2p site/user. I guess my views are somewhat more 'skewed' than most. If I was lets say an singer, and I was already filthy rich I doubt I'd care if a few thousand people illegally d/l'ed my song(s). Corporate entities are truly the downfall of this country (USA)!

[Jamar]

I don't blame them for wanting to protect their investment. Making games is getting exponentially more expensive. How difficult is it to pay for what you play?

[Dungeoncrawler]

Originally Posted by Jamar

I don't blame them for wanting to protect their investment. Making games is getting exponentially more expensive. How difficult is it to pay for what you play?

I was always told that if you cannot afford something, you don't need it. Likewise, any discussion I have about corporate America would be better served in the R&P forum .

[KickAssCop]

Owned?

[Jamar]

Originally Posted by Dungeoncrawler

I was always told that if you cannot afford something, you don't need it. Likewise, any discussion I have about corporate America would be better served in the R&P forum .

Well this time of year it is hard to afford all the AAA releases. I picked up Borderlands and Dragon Age and pre-ordered Mass Effect 2 so it means waiting on MW2, ACII, LFD2, etc. Its just like anything else sometimes you can't always afford what you want and have to wait. I think that is something that comes with growing older and maturity rather than the entitlement attitude a lot of people have that they deserve to play the games whether they pay for it or not.