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"What if I made the worlds worst DRM and then sued everyone who bypassed it?" Any damages would be eaten up by lawyer's fees. The legal fees are (arguably?) wo
by StrictDabbler 4y ago
"What if I made the worlds worst DRM and then sued everyone who bypassed it?"
Any damages would be eaten up by lawyer's fees. The legal fees are (arguably?) worth it to protect a whole system's games from being freely available but the lawsuit itself would not be profitable.
- kelnos 4y agoDon't plaintiffs usually also sue to recover attorney/court fees from the defendant if they win? And that usually is granted?
- boomboomsubban 4y agoAlmost none of the plaintiffs would ever pay. Like this case, Nintendo is supposed to get ~5 times the amount of money they claim he made. How would he ever pay that, more so while in prison?
- shakna 4y ago> "What if I made the worlds worst DRM and then sued everyone who bypassed it?" Sklyarov was taken to court, and ~I believe is still in jail~, for bypassing Adobe's use of the amazingly secure ROT13 cypher. EDIT: Charges were dropped a year later, because of the insanity of charging someone for using such an insecure mechanism. But only after both the EFF and Adobe came out in support of Sklyarov. [0] https://www.zdnet.com/article/dimitry-sklyarov-enemy-or-friend/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/dimitry-sklyarov-enemy-or-frie...