twesterm on 31 October 2011
| Tecmo said: I recently just got a new PC that can play any game out there right now, and I am severely disappointed that just about every game I want for PC has some type of DRM that performs rootkit like functions - I will not give them any of my money as long as they have that crap on their games unless.......... I have a question to pose - I thought about buying some of the games I want for PC and then downloading them without the DRM - so I would be downloading them off a pirate site but I would have already given the company my money so I wouldn't actually be stealing since I legally purchased the game. Do you guys think this is ethical or does it just add to the problem? |
While it's not as bad as just outright pirating the game, it still isn't good. The problem is you're supporting the sites that support piracy. By downloading a torrent you helping other people leech off it and by visiting the sites to find the torrent you're giving them bandwidth to further support their doings.
I completely agree that obtrusive DRM is wrong, but if you want to tell the companies to not use it, don't buy their game and let them know why. If you email the development studio directly, they listen. All you're doing along with every other pirate is showing there's a want for that game and they obviously need some sort of protection from piracy.
