Pirate Digitanks Today To Protest SOPA

[prowler]

Erm, okay, I'm about to do something incredibly strange here.

I'm about to advocate piracy.

See, Digitanks developer Lunar Workshop has decided that the best way to protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act, which will "stop them making a living on the internet" if passed, is to encourage all of you to download their game for free, illicitly. Here.

We've got the full quotes from Jorge "Vino" Rodriguez explaining the move after the break.

Today is Internet Blackout Day, in protest of SOPA. To do my small part in the protest I encourage everybody to pirate Digitanks for free. If this legislation passes then I won’t be able to make a living on the internet, so you may as well pirate my games.

I’m not asking you to buy the game if you like it. Hell I’m not even asking you to play it. Just download it, and pass the word on to your friends. Already own Digitanks? Download it again, just for kicks. There is no DRM on the original version of Digitanks, so this is really just the install files from the game, same as you would get if you bought it.

“But wait Vino,” I hear you say. “It’s not really pirating if you pirate your own game, is it?” My response to you is, “Shut up you nut fucker and pirate my damn game.” Or do you like SOPA?

If you enjoy it, consider donating some money or buying the game again, legally. It's the least you can do.

http://www.dealspwn....test-sopa-89719

Edit: And just in case some people jump on the rules bandwagon, the .torrent is hosted on the developers website.

 

[UnoAphex]

Awesome

 

[Gahars]

It's certainly a novel approach to protesting; I'll give them that.

 

[DarkStriker]

So we are allowed to download

 

[SifJar]

So we are allowed to download

 

[T-hug]

Nice idea but i wouldn't buy or pirate this game XP

 

[Joe88]

its not really pirating it anymore >_>

 

[Snailface]

It's certainly a novel approach to [strike]protesting[/strike] advertising; I'll give them that.

lolfixed

I don't think this is pirating since the user has permission to download from the rights holder. Also, while this is for a good cause, the dev also has a vested interest in increasing future sales of his product by coat-tailing a red-hot political issue for publicity.

 

[notmeanymore]

Actually, no, this is an amazing way of taking down pirates. The developer is hosting the file themselves, which is a trap in and of itself.

Hey, pirate my game. Enjoy your lawsuit.

Edit: Don't think I'm accusing this developer, I'm saying be wary in the future.

 

[prowler]

Actually, no, this is an amazing way of taking down pirates. The developer is hosting the file themselves, which is a trap in and of itself.

Hey, pirate my game. Enjoy your lawsuit.

Edit: Don't think I'm accusing this developer, I'm saying be wary in the future.

It's not really pirating if the developer is handing it on a plate as Joe88 and Snailface said

 

[notmeanymore]

The law won't see it that way.

 

[prowler]

The law won't see it that way.

so the law says you must pay for this game even though the dev is giving it away or else ????

 

[alidsl]

The law won't see it that way.

Well piracy is pretty much sharing paid-for files with people for free WITHOUT the owners permission, so no, this isn't piracy

 

[Zarcon]

The law won't see it that way.

Brilliant, we'll just say everyone who accesses and uses GBAtemp's services is pirating our service instead of us giving it away for free.
WE CAN SUE EVERYONE!

 

[Joe88]

The law won't see it that way.

I dont think you know what the law is

the creator is giving permission to download it and is hosting the file on top of that

 

[NES SNES V.B. N64 G.C. Wii WiiU]

Stupid American Politicians who think they own the world.

 

[notmeanymore]

The law won't see it that way.

I dont think you know what the law is

the creator is giving permission to download it and is hosting the file on top of that

He's encouraging piracy, not giving away the game. You may have the physical files, but you don't have the rights to own them.

 

[prowler]

He's encouraging piracy, not giving away the game. You may have the physical files, but you don't have the rights to own them.

He made the torrent, he's hosting the torrent, he's probably seeding the torrent at this moment in time.

Seriously, it's just a giveaway labelled as 'pirating' - It probably would be pirating if getting it from another source.

 

[Skelletonike]

I just downloaded this to try it out. The opening was pretty awesome, might as well see what it's like. =3
Also, this guy might be just advertising his game, but the idea in itself is pretty solid, for people that release small games like this, SOPA will ruin a lot of things. =S

 

[notmeanymore]

He's encouraging piracy, not giving away the game. You may have the physical files, but you don't have the rights to own them.

He made the torrent, he's hosting the torrent, he's probably seeding the torrent at this moment in time.

Seriously, it's just a giveaway labelled as 'pirating' - It probably would be pirating if getting it from another source.

I understand that. That's what everyone believes. That's what I believe. All I'm saying is, that's not how the law will see it. All the more reason to take down PIPA, no?