@B3_CHAD@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 2 years agoCan they even track pirated installs ?lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1397arrow-down14
arrow-up1393arrow-down1imageCan they even track pirated installs ?lemmy.dbzer0.com@B3_CHAD@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square74fedilink
minus-square@nooneescapesthelaw@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish50•2 years agoIf they could tell an install is pirated then they would lock it down They either count all installs as legitimate or pirated copies are not picked up by their telemetry
minus-squareanamelinkfedilinkEnglish16•2 years agoWhy would you ever let a pirated copy online anyway
minus-square@seaturtle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoOn the contrary, I think the incentive would be for Unity to let the pirated install keep existing because that would mean more money they can extort from developers/publishers.
If they could tell an install is pirated then they would lock it down
They either count all installs as legitimate or pirated copies are not picked up by their telemetry
Why would you ever let a pirated copy online anyway
On the contrary, I think the incentive would be for Unity to let the pirated install keep existing because that would mean more money they can extort from developers/publishers.