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DRM Software Company Takes Legal Action Against Cracker

posted by martyb on Friday July 27 2018, @11:32AM   Printer-friendly
from the cracker-crackdown dept.

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PC Gamer, Engadget and Gamezone report that software vendor Denuvo has taken legal action in Bulgaria against a man known as Voksi, who cracked their video gaming DRM. His equipment has been seized by the police.

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  • (Score: 2) by bzipitidoo on Saturday July 28 2018, @04:08PM

    by bzipitidoo (4388) on Saturday July 28 2018, @04:08PM (#714020) Journal

    > One can argue over the finer details of what is a "crack"

    Why? For legal arguments? Better that the laws be made sensible.

    > as far as I know nobody has been able to remove the protection at all

    DRM is always breakable, no matter how much IP advocates wish otherwise, and try to befuddle the public with propaganda to that end. It's inherent in the concept. It has to be unlocked so that consumers can use whatever it is "protecting". Once seen, it can be copied. If necessary, the copy can be created by writing a clone from scratch, employing reverse engineering if practicable.

    > Not that they might get that much money out of a 21 year old man from Bulgaria but just to make an example out of him.

    Yes, just like MAFIAA terrorism.

    > He is probably well and utterly fucked for life.

    The MAFIAA and IP terrorists would like everyone to fear so, and while he is in some trouble now, he'll probably be okay. But it would be good to help. One counter is to put some fear in the terrorists. Best defense is a strong offense. Disbar Denuvo's lawyers if, as might well be the case, they've vastly overreached. Also sue Denuvo, for false advertising and selling a product that can't work. DRM is a dark fantasy that fortunately is impossible to implement. Might as well sell perpetual motion or cold fusion.

    Ideally, I'd like to see the issues settled once and for all, bring a permanent end to patent trolling and copyright extremism. Freedom of Speech and Religion are widely accepted principles. The Freedom to Copy should be also.

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