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PEnns "What makes the case interesting is that Denuvo does not know the real identity of voices38. It only points to the defendant as “an unknown individual or entity” alongside ten other unnamed defendants" Hilarious, so who are they exactly suing?? Somebody's internet name?? Good luck!! Maybe we'll suddenly see 1000s of people calling themselves Voices38…… à la Spartacus…😊 Reply
usertests PEnns said: "What makes the case interesting is that Denuvo does not know the real identity of voices38. It only points to the defendant as “an unknown individual or entity” alongside ten other unnamed defendants" Hilarious, so who are they exactly suing?? Somebody's internet name?? Good luck!! Maybe we'll suddenly see 1000s of people calling themselves Voices38…… à la Spartacus…😊 This will be followed very shortly by DMCA subpoenas to Reddit, Steam, and Discord, which are automatically approved by the court and must be fought to prevent information from getting to the malicious entity. If they didn't dot their eyes and cross their tees, some or all of them are about to be screwed, big time. Reply
daftshadow usertests said: This will be followed very shortly by DMCA subpoenas to Reddit, Steam, and Discord, which are automatically approved by the court and must be fought to prevent information from getting to the malicious entity. If they didn't dot their eyes and cross their tees, some or all of them are about to be screwed, big time. Bypassing and reverse engineering Denuvo's drm tech which is widely regarded as the toughest in the industry, 26 games as claimed, I think they would cover their tracks when using these public platforms. Reply
PEnns usertests said: This will be followed very shortly by DMCA subpoenas to Reddit, Steam, and Discord, which are automatically approved by the court and must be fought to prevent information from getting to the malicious entity. If they didn't dot their eyes and cross their tees, some or all of them are about to be screwed, big time. There was no piracy involved and the cracker didn't commit anything that would trigger malicious content piracy suit No jury would convict the guy, even if it came to that. Reply
Buzdalys We all know denuvo guys are exceptionally evil and stupid, but i really didn't expect them to sue an unknown internet username. Absolute cinema, literally. Reply
usertests daftshadow said: Bypassing and reverse engineering Denuvo's drm tech which is widely regarded as the toughest in the industry, 26 games as claimed, I think they would cover their tracks when using these public platforms. I hope so, but one slip up could be all it takes. Many people don't take what they're doing seriously until it's too late. Just look at the graveyard of Nintendo fan projects that had to be abandoned because the creators were too easily identifiable. In the case of Reddit and Discord, I think both platforms are difficult to use with a VPN, since poor IP reputation can lead to account restrictions, a demand for a phone number, etc. PEnns said: There was no piracy involved and the cracker didn't commit anything that would trigger malicious content piracy suit No jury would convict the guy, even if it came to that. Maybe so, but the process is the punishment. Most cases don't go to trial. They will probably settle if identified. Buzdalys said: We all know denuvo guys are exceptionally evil and stupid, but i really didn't expect them to sue an unknown internet username. Absolute cinema, literally. This happens all the time. The process is initiated, the subpoenas will be flying around, data will preserved, the targets will be sweating, etc. Reply
Trake_17 And it a twist if fate, they live in China where IP protection doesn't exist and for which any form IP accountability is impossible. Another victim to the international lack of world order. Reply
TerryLaze PEnns said: There was no piracy involved and the cracker didn't commit anything that would trigger malicious content piracy suit No jury would convict the guy, even if it came to that. How do we know that there was no piracy involved?!? But even if that person didn't pirate anything themselves, making something that has only one application and that application being illegal, in this case bypassing DRM which would be illegal for anybody even people that bought the game, makes said thing illegal in the eye of the law. Just the fact that he made a tool, or whatever he made to circumvent denuvo, is already the illegal part. So this could easily get to court and get these people convicted. What's impressive to me is that denuvo acknowledged that they suck so incredibly bad at what they do that they have to sue people to make their product viable! Reply
hush now Trake_17 said: And it a twist if fate, they live in China where IP protection doesn't exist and for which any form IP accountability is impossible. Another victim to the international lack of world order. we can only hope. I wish the US would emulate China on IP law. then maybe corporations would be forced to make cheaper, better products at a quicker pace instead of just patent trolling for decades and refusing to innovate, which is currently killing competition in tech in this country. Reply
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