Stardock Evaluates DRM Complaints, Updates Gamer's Bill of Rights

Earlier this year, we discussed the Gamer's Bill of Rights, a document put forth by Stardock CEO Brad Wardell to address what he felt were the unacceptable characteristics of the gaming industry. ShackNews reports that Wardell has taken feedback from gamers, developers, and publishers, and updated the document accordingly. One particular area on which he focused was DRM. Stardock also published a customer report that examines the issue in greater detail (PDF). MTV's Multiplayer Blog fans the flames of the debate by asking if anyone is embarrassed about pirating video games.

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Re:I am embarassed! at the mtv article

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The anti-gaming-piracy movement needs to find a way to make people feel about pirating games the way more and more of us feel about not separating our garbage from our recycling.

That same line caught my eye.

The difference between DRM & recycling is that I can choose to recycle. There is no recycling nazi that tells me I can't put my garbage on the curb unless the recycling is sorted out (hello Britain, sucks to be you).

I can't choose to buy Spore, Mass Effect, The Sims, BioShock, etc etc etc sans DRM.
 
::Full Disclosure:: My County mandates that garbage companies do a weekly recycling pickup and the County mandates that I pay for garbage pickup... so I have to pay for garbage & recycling whether I put anything on the curb or not. No wonder organized crime loves the sanitation industry.