Cracks and stuff...

Shabbaman · 28-03-2003, 10:07

On CFC the rules are very strict on cracks and warez. Not that I'm into that stuff[

] but there's probably a good reason for that...
We don't want to have the Internet Police chasing us, don't we?

LOL

Anyway, I don't oppose it for any moral reason, but maybe we could keep it behind 'closed doors': a 'member only' forum/thread? That would be a solution. Or am I overreacting? It's just something I noted. Feedback appreciated.

Aggie · 28-03-2003, 10:22

Shabba, I think you're right. We should be very careful.

anarres · 28-03-2003, 11:36

Hmm. Cracks in themselves are not illeagal.

What *is* illeagal is to distribute them for the purpose of playing a game you have not paid for. I don't *think* we are doing that, although I am no lawyer (thank god).

I will check out the legal stuff. I think the reason CFC is so strict is that policing cracks is almost impossible, and they *don't* want to encourage people to download the crack without buying the game. I agree with this, in that I think that if you like a game you should pay for it.

28-03-2003, 10:07	#1
Shabbaman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Costa La Haya Posts: 8,493	Cracks and stuff... On CFC the rules are very strict on cracks and warez. Not that I'm into that stuff[] but there's probably a good reason for that... We don't want to have the Internet Police chasing us, don't we? LOL Anyway, I don't oppose it for any moral reason, but maybe we could keep it behind 'closed doors': a 'member only' forum/thread? That would be a solution. Or am I overreacting? It's just something I noted. Feedback appreciated. __________________ "Our spam is backed with COMETS!"

28-03-2003, 11:36	#3
anarres anarchist butcher Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: United States of Whatever. Posts: 4,677	Hmm. Cracks in themselves are not illeagal. What is illeagal is to distribute them for the purpose of playing a game you have not paid for. I don't think we are doing that, although I am no lawyer (thank god). I will check out the legal stuff. I think the reason CFC is so strict is that policing cracks is almost impossible, and they don't want to encourage people to download the crack without buying the game. I agree with this, in that I think that if you like a game you should pay for it. __________________ <b>Calculate the probability of culture flips: Flip Calc</b>

28-03-2003, 10:22	#2
Aggie Emperor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: N/A Posts: 4,490	Shabba, I think you're right. We should be very careful.