tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post3377253666309844756..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: Gamer pays game creator $10K as an apology for pirating his gameAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-67517631778483845832012-03-15T19:14:13.996+00:002012-03-15T19:14:13.996+00:00Aren't penalties also sometimes in that area (...Aren't penalties also sometimes in that area (or even higher)? No matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-75922627975329547972012-03-15T19:04:32.631+00:002012-03-15T19:04:32.631+00:00Bet he's glad now that he didn't have rest...Bet he's glad now that he didn't have restrictive DRM back then. <br /><br />That's probably the worst thing about DRM, from the POV of the companies - not just the short-term loss of revenue, but the fact that it makes the players seen the companies as the enemy. An enemy that has to be tolerated, to be sure, but an enemy nonetheless, rather than a respected friend who you'd give $10k to voluntarily twenty years later...<br /><br />Better to have people feel beholden to you than to have people feel harrassed by you.Wastrelhttp://vacuouswastrel.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com