Comment on Ubisoft says you "cannot complain" it shut down The Crew because you never actually owned it, and you weren't "deceived" by the lack of an offline version

• huppakee@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  You are right you can’t steal something that is not ownable, but paying for the game is what allows you to play so playing without stealing is still breaking their rules. Instead of buy to own they made it pay to play. But that sucks so fuck them anyway

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  • MrPoletki@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    “You wouldn’t download a car”

    Fuck you, I would if I could.

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    • lostbit@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      one can dream

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• zerofk@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Playing devil’s advocate here: both lines are consistent with them owning the games. We just rent them for a while, and own nothing. But pirating is taking what they own without paying - i.e. stealing.

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  • GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    How did I take it? They still have it. Theft is defined as depriving the owner of property (in most places).

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• null@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  their other line ‘piracy is theft’.

  Have they ever said that?

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  • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Every AAA game company’s have been for 30 years and still currently are arguing this in courts all the time.

    The actual public facing employees don’t have to, but sometimes still do, though usually in an unofficial capacity these days.

    AA / indie devs are more of a mixed bag. A few will openly say ‘fuck it, pirate it if you can’t afford it, idgaf’, but the majority will denounce piracy if its relevant or if prompted.

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    • null@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Every AAA game company’s have been for 30 years and still currently are arguing this in courts all the time.

      Are you sure about that?

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      • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        copyright infringent is commonly also reffered to as IP theft, theft of intellectual property.

        unauthorized use, sale, or distribution of ip is ip theft.

        so yes, ip theft is a form of theft, and gaming companies and lawyers and other lawyers have been successfully suing other people and other companies into oblivion over this basically since the industry began.

        have you just never head of the term ‘ip theft’?

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