This message showed when I entered the serial specifically made for pirates. Right now feeling nothing but respect for plugin devs. Next month Imma buy this plugin 100% fixed, need it or don’t need it doesn’t matter anymore lol.

  • IHadTwoCows@lemm.eeEnglish
    921·
    11 months ago

    I had a colleague who would buy legal versions of software and then shelve them while using pirated cracks because he hated the EULAs.

    • Land_Strider@lemmy.worldEnglish
      40·
      11 months ago

      It is also an honorable course of action. Developer gets paid for their work, you use quality service with convenience.

      • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
        31·
        11 months ago

        Although it’s not very honorable for developers to intentially create a worse product for people who pay, just to try to prevent a small number of pirated copies to work (which likely won’t actually prevent anything).

          • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
            1·
            11 months ago

            I meant it more as the company. I’m fully aware the individuals don’t have any say. It’s still often an internal decision though, but made by the suits, not the people actually creating the thing.

    • Zoolander@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      11 months ago

      This is what I do with movies. I still, to this day, do not understand what possible purpose studios have for including 3 minutes of copyright warnings and other bullshit ahead of movies that people paid for. Pirates don’t see any of that shit, morons, and the people who are ripping these films already are ignoring the warnings. What the hell?

      • trafficnab@lemmy.caEnglish
        11·
        11 months ago

        You would think that in 40+ years of being completely ineffective against pirates and only hurting paying customers they would have learned that that time and money could be better spent elsewhere, but I guess that would imply that the rich are rich because they make good decisions, instead of just being born with good options

        • Thermal_shocked@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          11 months ago

          Ooh, I usually say luck and timing is what the rich had, but I like “being born with good options” too. Makes more sense since even with luck and timing, still need the means.

      • cannache@slrpnk.netEnglish
        5·
        11 months ago

        Pirates a movie, includes copyright warning on the pirated copy, include a note to say they’re including it in good spirit of the producers wishes

    • Cinner@lemmy.worldBEnglish
      222·
      11 months ago

      This sounds like a great way to introduce your 2-year-delay ransomware on the company without it being as risky of a charge if you’re caught. Only fired for causing a ransomware infection out of neglect and stupidity if caught, just make sure you tell a few coworkers about it.

      Although it’d be easier to plug in a USB drive you found in the parking lot with folder [company name blackmail] which contains “[hot male coworkers name] NUDES.zip.ws” and “[hot female coworkers name] NUDES.zip.ws”

      Just make sure you buy a throwaway laptop and install a Russian or Chinese language pack and use that as the primary system language when opening the final source code before you add some CN/RU strings in the file and compile. Use Google Lens to translate in realtime from a burner smartphone /e/OS and location disabled. Make 3 drives and toss 2 of them from your car window in hard to find places a week before, with multiple days between. Then on the day you find yours, covertly chuck it from the roadway an hour before opening in the general area you park, and show up 5 minutes early in the spot you usually park. Make sure you always show up somewhat early. Then “notice it” and walk in and plug it in.

      Ransomware starts after a 2 day delay, they being in LE and find the others that were dropped. Make sure to use neoprene gloves, as latex can pass fingerprints through.