defectivebydesign.org — Electronic Arts (EA) and Amazon have been the targets of a justified online rebellion the last couple weeks. The impetus for the backlash is EA's use of Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) technology in its game Spore. As of right now, the game has received 2,226 1-star reviews on Amazon -- more than we've ever seen before.
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atranoxviiSep 19, 2008
In a world fraught with corruption, only 1 ma...no wait, 20 geek...nope not that either, 1,000 nerd...nope not there yet....2,226 HEROES STAND UP TO THE TYRANNY! And even more untold pirates combat the oppression...and yet why are only the people who buy the product the ones who get plundered in the booty?
rushyoSep 19, 2008
Galactic Civilizations II.Published by Stardock non the less:<a class="user" href="http://www.stardock.com/about/newsitem.asp?id=1095">http://www.stardock.com/about/newsitem.asp?id=1095</a>
Closed AccountSep 19, 2008
djoobacca,i don't support the DRM anymore than you do. but i think that it would make a lot more sense to talk about the quality and fun factor of the game itself. i agree with u that EA messed up here, the point that i'm trying to make is that the criticisms digg and the reviewers have kept bringing is simply interminable. as for the personal attacks, GTFO. i don't think i've ever said i support the republicans. the politics is a discussion we can have elsewhere if you want, but i maybe i know a bit more about the issues through personal experience than i'm willing to let on to the entire world. and how exactly do you expect to be taken seriously when your symbol is an american flag turned upside down, and every single post you've recently made reflects ridiculously biased, partisan bandwagon politics?
shady8xSep 21, 2008
Just look at the picture and tell me if you agree or not...<a class="user" href="http://nynerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/piracy-is-not-theft.gif">http://nynerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/pirac ...</a>Now this one, this one goes to far...<a class="user" href="http://pixdaus.com/pics/4yzhf1wzFzYiHlJR9F.jpg">http://pixdaus.com/pics/4yzhf1wzFzYiHlJR9F.jpg</a>
ethos101Sep 23, 2008
Why because I said the game sucks more than the DRM does? What's your definition of irony?
endrianSep 24, 2008
It means that you no longer have the ethical high ground, Trauma, which is my point.There are only two options that would allow you to hold onto it:1) Don't buy it. Boycott it. Send a message that you're not going to support a product with content that you despise.2) Buy it, but make use of a DRM-free install, to show you support Maxis's and Will Wright's work, but not EA's DRM scheme.Pirating it without any kind of compensation for Will Wright and his team's tireless work is just downright douchebaggery, not any kind of ethical rebellion against Electronic Arts.