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    Default Piracy and the reporting thereof

    So Ive been thinking about busting this dude who distributes pirated games quite openly... I think I heard something about a reward for doing this (like a really big one R100 000 i think). I cant seem to find the organisation that was offering this.
    Cos why would i bust him if i dont get a reward or something for doing it?
    Anyway if anyone knows what organisation this is please tell me.
    I think i read about it in Nov's PC format...

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    hmmmm , have you bought from him ?
    Yes you will get a reward ,but its based on the size of the content recovered, the amount of distribution ,what licences are infringed
    lets put it this way if a game or other media doesnt have a official distributor it isnt illegal to make copys that being said ,the other side comes in to play when do you get your money ,only when a law has been broken and thats civil ,not criminal law so it will only be once the case is tried and a conviction has been attained .

    rest assured unless he is selling hundreds of thousands of copys your not going to get 100 000 more likely something proportional to the bust .

    Im sure the add said up to 100 000 and then some fine print.

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    would you mean distributing as in selling?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ReGret View Post
    So Ive been thinking about busting this dude who distributes pirated games quite openly... I think I heard something about a reward for doing this (like a really big one R100 000 i think). I cant seem to find the organisation that was offering this.
    Cos why would i bust him if i dont get a reward or something for doing it?
    Anyway if anyone knows what organisation this is please tell me.
    I think i read about it in Nov's PC format...
    Um, because selling pirated software is really scummy, and busting him is the right thing to do?

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    Not everyone is morally bankrupt, Raven Gold. I'd report a person like that without a second thought, and I don't give a toss about rewards.

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    lol - motivation. The Reward.

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    Looks like Azimuth beat me to it.
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    +1 to Azi's statement. If u want to report piracy do it coz its the right thing to do, not coz u see it as a quick way to make money.

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