Gaming Piracy - How to stop it?

[The Fat Controller]

Originally Posted by tyrannicida

And then teenagers and students are sued for thousands of dollars?

Uh, yes, that's what happens. To quote Steal this Film II, it's like scaring a village into submission by chopping off the heads of some of the villagers and putting them on spikes. The difference is that in the real world, people aren't really discouraged. But what else can big business do? They won't go down without a fight.

[Mr. Pedantic]

Maybe if you wanted to play online, then the account password is your CD key?

The difference is that in the real world, people aren't really discouraged. But what else can big business do? They won't go down without a fight.

The difference is that it isn't personal enough. Everyone can get by on thinking that loads of other people do it, that it will never happen to them.