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In Australia, if you walk into an RSL with your hat on, you have to buy the entire bar a drink. Same goes for golf clubs. Wear your hat indoors and you get refused service. It is simply considered impolite to wear a hat indoors.

On the post: Game Developers Can Beat Piracy By Copying Their Actual Competition

IronMask ( profile ), 27 Sep, 2010 @ 09:39pm

Re: Steam

But even then you can't really call it DRM, as Steam has always been a service. A good one. The benefit associated with having to run Steam to play those games is that you get automatic updates to your games and a decent set of community based features on top of that.

The problem many developers/game providers face is a complete disconnect from their community. That is just bad for business. Any business.

On the post: 'Pre-Settlement' Shakedown By ACS:Law Doesn't Seem Quite So Profitable

IronMask ( profile ), 27 Sep, 2010 @ 05:02pm

If this truly is an accurate accounting of the money collected and split up...

...then it failed miserably. None of the figures add up. Not even remotely close.

?636,758.22 (extorted) - ?498,828.42 (paid to...) = ?137,929.80 (unaccounted for.)

On the post: Some Hows and Whys of Free Culture

IronMask ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2010 @ 10:47pm

Re: Sita didn't cite her costs

Oh Auditrix you just got wtfpwned by the two above me. OMG there is a new way of thinking that my expensive college degree doesn't cover! Does Nina have to cite her costs if the net gain was her happiness? I had some respect for you since you were actually game enough to have a profile here (and because you are cute), but you pretty much lost it with that comment.

On the post: European Parliament Approves Gallo Report: Opens The Door To More Bad IP Laws & Enforcement

IronMask ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2010 @ 09:53pm

Re: No worries.

They're working on that (CD levies, HDD levies).

On the post: Police Misunderstand Internet Meme: Warn People About Pedobear

IronMask ( profile ), 16 Sep, 2010 @ 08:20pm

Re: 4chan punking oprah.

This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Harpo, Inc.. already.

On the post: HDCP 'Master Key' Found? Another Form Of DRM Drops Dead

IronMask ( profile ), 14 Sep, 2010 @ 05:36pm

Re: Re: Re: Keeps "honest" people "honest"...

No, the analogy fails because a lock on your door is a deterrent to keep others out. DRM is a lock designed to keep you in.

On the post: Appeals Court Destroys First Sale; You Don't Own Your Software Anymore

IronMask ( profile ), 13 Sep, 2010 @ 08:07am

Re: disc's

Actually you will find in the last few pages of most PC software manuals a number to call or website link does in fact exist that allows you to order replacement discs for your products. However you still have to pay the cost of the new physical disc and it's shipping charges, but you don't have to pay the entire cost of the product again (it's "license").

On the post: ACLU Suing Homeland Security Over Laptop Searches… Even Though Other Cases Have All Failed

IronMask ( profile ), 09 Sep, 2010 @ 09:41am

Re: RE: ACLU Suing Homeland Security Over Laptop Searches... Even Though Other Cases Have All Failed

They also have the authority to not let you in the country at all ;)

On the post: UK ISP Hits Back At U2's Manager For Claiming That ISPs Profit From File Sharing

IronMask ( profile ), 09 Sep, 2010 @ 09:32am

Re: I would say

Errmmm... greater bandwidth does not automatically equal lower latency and it is latency that is the enemy of the gamer.

In fact I used to get better pings back when I was on 1500kbps ADSL than I do on my current 18000kbps ADSL2+ connection.

On the post: Did Activision Violate Arnold Schwarzenegger's Publicity Rights With Austrian Accented Thor?

IronMask ( profile ), 04 Sep, 2010 @ 12:04am

Not too concerned about the publicity rights claim...

...but more concerned about a copyright claim from whichever Hollywood studio was responsible for the movies Predator, Terminator and True Lies for using actual lines from those movies in a commercial product.

On the post: Huge Push In Brazil To Legalize File Sharing

IronMask ( profile ), 03 Sep, 2010 @ 08:22pm

Re: @17 @18

No he's right, it does actually hurt attempting to read your drivel. Also there is a (reply to this) button under every post.

On the post: Connecting With Fans Is About More Than Getting People To Pay Attention To You

IronMask ( profile ), 02 Sep, 2010 @ 07:27am

Re:

Nope. Form is correct. I order to post this comment, I filled out a form and clicked submit.

On the post: Record Labels Flip Out After Indian Copyright Board Massively Lowers Radio Royalties

IronMask ( profile ), 01 Sep, 2010 @ 07:54pm

Re: In unrelated news....

LOL, you should write for The Onion.

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