quickenparalysespunk@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 22 hours agoDon't 🏴☠️ games. But if you can only afford to buy on shady game 🗝️key stores, then save 💵💶💴 and 🏴☠️ insteadlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageDon't 🏴☠️ games. But if you can only afford to buy on shady game 🗝️key stores, then save 💵💶💴 and 🏴☠️ insteadlemmy.dbzer0.comquickenparalysespunk@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square45linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarepunchmesan@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 hours agoI think that’s stretching the definition of “gift” a bit far, no? A gift doesn’t come with strings attached (even if unenforceable).
minus-squareJason@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 hours agoIf these streamers aren’t being contracted, then it is basically the same as a gift. Selling the key is still perhaps morally dubious if there was an expectation of promotion, but that’s as far as it goes.
minus-squareSimon_Shitewood@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 hours agoIf your justification is “it’s not a crime” you’re well aware it should be.
minus-squareJason@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 hours agoMy justification for what exactly? I wasn’t justifying anything. And what do you believe should be a crime? Giving out free keys, or selling keys that you got for free? If theres no formal agreement and no contract between the dev and the recipient of the key, where/what is the crime??
I think that’s stretching the definition of “gift” a bit far, no? A gift doesn’t come with strings attached (even if unenforceable).
If these streamers aren’t being contracted, then it is basically the same as a gift. Selling the key is still perhaps morally dubious if there was an expectation of promotion, but that’s as far as it goes.
If your justification is “it’s not a crime” you’re well aware it should be.
My justification for what exactly? I wasn’t justifying anything.
And what do you believe should be a crime? Giving out free keys, or selling keys that you got for free?
If theres no formal agreement and no contract between the dev and the recipient of the key, where/what is the crime??