[mdlug] BioShock - A DRM experience you don't want to miss

[Ingles, Raymond]

> From: Jeff Hanson

> For those of you who missed out on the Sony rootkit, hardware-locked
> licensing, and the M$ WGA server failures you now have the opportunity
> to experience Sony SecuROM DRM, authentication server failures, and
> clueless tech support in the newly released game BioShock:
> www.twitchguru.com/2007/08/27/bioshock_drm/

 The only new games I've gotten recently have been Introversion's offerings.
The most recent other commercial game I received as a present was "Freedom
Force vs. The Third Reich", the U.K. edition. It had StarForce copy protection -
yikes! A full rootkit:

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starforce

 I ended up borrowing the U.S. version, which didn't use that scheme, and
applying a crack to that. I don't feel any moral qualms about this - money
was paid for the program. I'm not handing it out to others or anything. I
just don't want to give the game company full control over my computer.

 Sincerely,

 Ray Ingles                                         (313) 227-2317

      "If atheism is a religion, then bald is a hair color."
                          - Anonymous
The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it.