2009-04-28, 01:43 AM
LazyBui Wrote:Your example is still a straw man, because Cheat Engine is not a patch that specifically targets Nexon's proprietary material.
If you want to zazz it up with emotional appeals, you may as well go for murder like Stereo did. Family is a good one, that hits close to home for everyone, but murder's better for emotional appeal.
Even if that is the case, the people actually DOING the damage (not the code, mind you, the people using it) are liable. Not the creator of the code.
FYI, I'm aware of the emotional effect of invoking Godwin's Law, but the rights of an individual are infinitely more important than one single means of profit generation. The damage to society in both is clear, but the former is much, much worse.
Thing is, the majority of the "Maplestory hackers" are born idiots. You can see it on CEF too.
Since the business model is "Free to play w/ optional micro transactions", it is more sensitive then hacking a Pay to play game.
Take out the ring leader(s) and the rest will fall, simple.
And since it is basically targeting Nexon's proprietary material. Since they were basically using this for the full purpose of cheating. It was Nexon's target.
One other thing, how would you take it, in all honesty, if someone was hacking your game that you were making profit off of. And a forum board community was basically targeting your material?