Rockstar Sold Max Payne 2 Using Pirated Code
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yeeeeaaahhh.
ok forget the code for a moment. that myth logo? technically copyrighted to whoever does ascii art for myth. so at the end of the day, no matter the morality of the situation, it is against the law for rockstar to do this. if you're going to piss and moan about how copyright infringement is killing your industry you better be *damn* sure you don't do it yourself.
oh and myth are probably pretty happy about this, the scene is all about fame and this is probably about as good as it gets for any group.
oh and myth are probably pretty happy about this, the scene is all about fame and this is probably about as good as it gets for any group.
I hope they don't get in trouble either, what they did was legal, it's not like the pirates had any sort of copyright on their illegal copy, and it saved them a good amount of work.teh_pwning_dude said:
I applaud them for cleverly finding a way to benefit from the work of pirates.
Yeah, to me, the only mistake they made was leaving the ASCII code in there, it works, it was used against them, so what the hell, so long as it was tested to make sure it was virus and malware free beforehand I've got no problem with this at all.
You know...the pirates are gonna have themselves a GOOD...LONG...HARD...LAUGH when they hear this news.
It kind of shows the hypocrisy about piracy nicely too I guess. Oh sure it's bad, so long as it affects your game (though frankly some would argue its effects are more positive than negative when it comes to generating publicity), but if it means less work for us hey - it ain't that bad, right?
Pahahahahah...sorry. Too funny.
It kind of shows the hypocrisy about piracy nicely too I guess. Oh sure it's bad, so long as it affects your game (though frankly some would argue its effects are more positive than negative when it comes to generating publicity), but if it means less work for us hey - it ain't that bad, right?
Pahahahahah...sorry. Too funny.
The real question on everyone's mind: Does it matter?
I mean, they just took a cracked version that was stolen from them in the first place and used it instead of paying people and doing hard work to release the game again. It makes sense really. And besides, who cares about pirates? They're just thieves.
I mean, they just took a cracked version that was stolen from them in the first place and used it instead of paying people and doing hard work to release the game again. It makes sense really. And besides, who cares about pirates? They're just thieves.
I guess what I'd love to know more than anything else is why Rockstar didn't just have a copy of the game without the DRM in it. Surely they didn't use DRM'd copies of the game for internal testing, right? That would be a pain in the ass to work with.
Looking at it from a certain point of view, Rockstar just made free money from their sales of Max Payne 2 on Steam, since it was product they didn't incorporate themselves for distribution. From a certain point of view.
So what are they going to do, sue? It's was not only illegal in the first place but they were distibuting it for free. If they want to complain Rockstar could just sue them to hell, right?WitherVoice said:
Actually, this isn't a bad idea...
Rockstar gets to test pre-made code, saving time and money.
If Myth steps up and sues, they'll need to provide their names - which would allow R* to send the lawyers in after them and counter-sue for pirated software.
About all Myth gets is some scene-cred.
Rockstar gets to test pre-made code, saving time and money.
If Myth steps up and sues, they'll need to provide their names - which would allow R* to send the lawyers in after them and counter-sue for pirated software.
About all Myth gets is some scene-cred.
Someone go wake the Rockstar guys up from their druken stupor and make them do some acual work. While you're at it, get them to make a real Grand Thief Auto game, not, as a webcomic artist once put it, 'The Sims: Automat Kalishnicov Edition'.
OT: Nothing wrong with pirating from pirates. Thats why it's cool to steal from theives. No one will care.
OT: Nothing wrong with pirating from pirates. Thats why it's cool to steal from theives. No one will care.