Starforce Petition!

[aycabron]

So let me see if I got this staright...
Ubisoft has installed a secret program (without my authorization) that can cause some problems generaly asociated with a computer virus...If I were american I would SUE THE F**K OUT OF THEM! How dare they do that? I bought a legitimate copy of their damn game and they treat me like a thief the have to keep tabs on? Maybe the starforce is also a troyan which is secretly spying on my files too...at least steam let you know what you might be getting into....I´m in too, Boycott Starforce!
I own a Pizzeria, and it´s like saying that you are not responsable for someone beign foodpoisoned because of your food, because nobody forced them to eat it...you hold a responsability to your customers. And in NO WAY is the use of starforce covered in those in the agreement...because it´s not only a troyan (insalled without warning or notification of it´s consequences), but it can cause damage to your PC and interfer with it´s operation...so by this rationale, publishers could include troyans & even more delightful virus in their games, and nobody would be accountable for it but the end user....I´m one of the idiots who paid for a legit copy of their game....but I sincerly hope that those looking for the cd fix can come through and then "distribute" their damn games all over the damn world!
HACK THE PLANET!

[Forestmarko]

sign me up for the protest.... And about piracy... Yes many (maybe too many) people are downloading/burning the game illegally but as a matter of fact those games really cost too much... By loverin the prices the pirecy would Slowly dercrease. I dont think, that it will dissapear (at least not now or in near future), but surely it will decrese a bit and game companies will still have their profits... I dont think, that the costumers(aka pirats) are the only greedy people in this bussyness

(sry for my english ... Slovakia )

[fenjy]

boycott, yes. but to all those who own the games that use sf, take the game back and say its faulty, if the shop says why then say the sf protection wont let me load it, what can they say even if has been opened, after all you cannot copy sf games.....

[coffin filler]

Originally Posted by fenjy

boycott, yes. but to all those who own the games that use sf, take the game back and say its faulty, if the shop says why then say the sf protection wont let me load it, what can they say even if has been opened, after all you cannot copy sf games.....

you can copy (some SF protected games) the problem can be getting it to play. ie no NOCD,NODVD ect ect unless a 1.1 copy is made. As far as im aware the problem arises when trying to get the SF protected game to run not to copy them. (i may be wrong though as i dont own ANY SF protected games and will NOT own any SF protected games so i can not speak from experience. Every other game i own i have backed up (and i own many games) and i belive this is a right we as consumers should have. SF is IMO a virus associated program where in it dose things that the user is not aware of and also alters the way in which windows works ect which is lets face it is what some viruses do. (thats trying to keep it in laymans terms). Come on consumers we need to let the devs ect know that we (the consumer) who are responcible for their profits know we are not happy and will not tollerate SF as a viable way to protect software when there are so many other viable options avalible to them. The only things that seem to work within the money
industry is money and so if a big enough dint is made in the profits of SF protected games the dev,s,publishers ect ect will get the message eventualy but we have to stick with it,see it through and there needs to be a larger amount of people refusing to buy SF protected games than there curently is. (in all honesty though i belive myself to be in a very small minority when not buying SF protected games which is bad news for the consumer as it gives out the message that we the consumer will tollerate anything so long as we are able to buy the games which begs the question as to what is the next thing we have to endure??)

[Bru_Master]

I fully support the petition to boycott SF games.
I had the "privledge" of having SF F*ck up my system (aka BSOD) and after removing it ...POOF bye bye BSOD

i also looked up the term "virus" at webopedia.com....heres a snipet from it..
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Virus - www.webopedia.com
"A program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes. "
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Hmmm...does anyone think that this remotely sounds like StarForce?
Or maybe I'm just paranoid...

[Event Horizon]

From now on I will boycot Starforce games. As a father of 3 kids I suggest to all parents to think twice before buying a Starforce protected game. I fully support this petition in all ways. I also have a small suggestion. We write on the cigarettes "It is bad for your health". Why shouldn't be write "It is bad for your OS" on Starforce protected games' case?

[dany_75]

I fully support the petition to boycott StarFoce games.
I will never again buy a StarFoce protected game. Never.