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Lawsuit Against Ubisoft for Starforce

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the punishing-the-enablers dept.

Cyber Akuma writes "Due to Ubisoft's intentional use of the highly controversial copy protection scheme Starforce, despite user protests and purposeful deletion of any forum discussions about the protection, Christopher Spence has filed a 5 Million Dollar lawsuit against the company for use of the crippling DRM in their games. Starforce has been reported to cause system instability, slowdowns, and possible damage to optical drives. As well as questionable business practices when dealing with customers and other companies, which has been reported on Slashdot before."

2 of 106 comments (clear)

  1. Re:do some research by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You wouldn't have this problem if you used free software. Again, Windows users pay for their idiocy.

  2. Re:Anecdotal Evidence by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    That's what happens when you use proprietary software. Now cut the bitch and moan and install NetBSD.