definitely, I don't crack but a few of my closer affiliates do it for entertainment (usually enjoy cracking mor than the games themselves). sure this might deter some of the less committed crackers, but for the best of them, this will only make it more enjoyable and more of a priority
I'm not sure at all about this, because I'm not terribly sure of how this would work in the legal system, but..
couldn't they be setting themselves up for a class-action lawsuit? I frequently do not have internet access, or if I do it pops in and out. If I buy an application, and because of the developer's intentional ham-stringing, the application shuts itself down, would I have legal recourse?
This isn't an issue like a developer being held accountable for buggy code, because this is clearly an intended part of the program
just a thought, don't know if it has much merit
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definitely, I don't crack but a few of my closer affiliates do it for entertainment (usually enjoy cracking mor than the games themselves). sure this might deter some of the less committed crackers, but for the best of them, this will only make it more enjoyable and more of a priority
I'm not sure at all about this, because I'm not terribly sure of how this would work in the legal system, but.. couldn't they be setting themselves up for a class-action lawsuit? I frequently do not have internet access, or if I do it pops in and out. If I buy an application, and because of the developer's intentional ham-stringing, the application shuts itself down, would I have legal recourse? This isn't an issue like a developer being held accountable for buggy code, because this is clearly an intended part of the program just a thought, don't know if it has much merit