Can they even track pirated installs ?lemmy.dbzer0.comimage B3_CHAD ( @B3_CHAD@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 1 year ago message-square69fedilinkarrow-up1341
arrow-up1341imageCan they even track pirated installs ?lemmy.dbzer0.com B3_CHAD ( @B3_CHAD@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 1 year ago message-square69fedilink
minus-square nooneescapesthelaw ( @nooneescapesthelaw@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkEnglish39•1 year agoIf they could tell an install is pirated then they would lock it down They either count all installs as legitimate or pirated copies are not picked up by their telemetry
minus-square aname ( @lauha@lemmy.one ) linkfedilinkEnglish15•1 year agoWhy would you ever let a pirated copy online anyway
minus-square seaturtle ( @seaturtle@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoOn the contrary, I think the incentive would be for Unity to let the pirated install keep existing because that would mean more money they can extort from developers/publishers.
If they could tell an install is pirated then they would lock it down
They either count all installs as legitimate or pirated copies are not picked up by their telemetry
Why would you ever let a pirated copy online anyway
On the contrary, I think the incentive would be for Unity to let the pirated install keep existing because that would mean more money they can extort from developers/publishers.