Guy who pirated Shovel Knight Pays Devs in person...

AngryBrute · March 07, 2015, 12:32:31 PM

So at PAX, a guy handed a member of the Dev team a $20 bill and said "sorry for pirating Shovel Knight." Now that is how know your game is good!

https://twitter.com/YachtClubGames/status/574265442111504384

Girl of Mystery · March 07, 2015, 12:37:03 PM

He's still a shithead for pirating though

Hahahaha very funny Zonda · March 07, 2015, 12:50:14 PM

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Tackel · March 07, 2015, 12:51:17 PM

Doesn't justify it. They should call the police and arrest him. He's a thief.

Girl of Mystery · March 07, 2015, 12:56:13 PM

Quote from: Tackelberry on March 07, 2015, 12:51:17 PM

Doesn't justify it. They should call the police and arrest him. He's a thief.

That's a little extreme.

Nobody is going to arrest anyone over $20

Luciana · March 07, 2015, 01:09:07 PM

Quote from: Tackelberry on March 07, 2015, 12:51:17 PM

Doesn't justify it. They should call the police and arrest him. He's a thief.

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BrenMan 94 · March 07, 2015, 04:49:10 PM

>Pirates the game
>Hands the devs a $20 instead of just buying it on Steam like a normal fucking person

Doctor Doom · March 07, 2015, 05:09:36 PM

To be fair, he didn't exactly steal it since he did in fact pay for it.

Just, y'know, a bit late and in an unconventional way.

Onion · March 07, 2015, 05:32:05 PM

Quote from: Plotmaster | Fluid Druid on March 07, 2015, 05:09:36 PM

To be fair, he didn't exactly steal it since he did in fact pay for it.

Just, y'know, a bit late and in an unconventional way.

On one hand he never would've paid for it if the game turned out to be shit. On the other maybe the devs wouldn't have deserved to be paid for making a shitty game.

Anonymous (User Deleted) · March 07, 2015, 05:52:45 PM

Quote from: BritishLemön on March 07, 2015, 12:56:13 PM

Quote from: Tackelberry on March 07, 2015, 12:51:17 PM
Doesn't justify it. They should call the police and arrest him. He's a thief.
That's a little extreme.

Nobody is going to arrest anyone over $20

Try to steal $20 worth from a store, and make the store employees aware of it.

We'll see how far that gets you.

Incan · March 07, 2015, 06:24:57 PM

Quote from: Tackelberry on March 07, 2015, 12:51:17 PM

Doesn't justify it. They should call the police and arrest him. He's a thief.

What did he steal? Nothing was lost.

In fact the dev probably earned a sale because of this, more money then he would've gotten if said pirate got it over steam.

Mattie G Indahouse · March 07, 2015, 07:22:47 PM

Quote from: Tackelberry on March 07, 2015, 12:51:17 PM

Doesn't justify it. They should call the police and arrest him. He's a thief.

For what exactly? Downloading a game that was legally provided to him? He didn't walk into some store sand steal an item.

nosejob · March 07, 2015, 10:41:08 PM

A great game that most of you losers will never play.

s03 · March 07, 2015, 11:43:14 PM

Interesting, it's certainly something you don't see everyday, that's pretty cool I guess.

Sprungli · March 08, 2015, 05:57:17 AM

Quote from: Mistanosejob on March 07, 2015, 10:41:08 PM

A great game that most of you losers will never play.

I will, it's coming to XB1

nosejob · March 08, 2015, 07:38:25 AM

Quote from: Sprungli on March 08, 2015, 05:57:17 AM

Quote from: Mistanosejob on March 07, 2015, 10:41:08 PM
A great game that most of you losers will never play.
I will, it's coming to XB1

In that case, enjoy. One of the best games of 2014.

Big Boss · March 08, 2015, 09:59:17 AM

Well at least he still paid for it

Sprungli · March 08, 2015, 02:55:31 PM

Quote from: Mistanosejob on March 08, 2015, 07:38:25 AM

Quote from: Sprungli on March 08, 2015, 05:57:17 AM

Quote from: Mistanosejob on March 07, 2015, 10:41:08 PM
A great game that most of you losers will never play.
I will, it's coming to XB1
In that case, enjoy. One of the best games of 2014.

Better than Wolfenstein?

nosejob · March 08, 2015, 03:20:41 PM

Quote from: Sprungli on March 08, 2015, 02:55:31 PM

Quote from: Mistanosejob on March 08, 2015, 07:38:25 AM
Quote from: Sprungli on March 08, 2015, 05:57:17 AM

Quote from: Mistanosejob on March 07, 2015, 10:41:08 PM
A great game that most of you losers will never play.
I will, it's coming to XB1
In that case, enjoy. One of the best games of 2014.
Better than Wolfenstein?

Yes.

Deleted · March 08, 2015, 03:46:56 PM

Quote from: Tackelberry on March 07, 2015, 12:51:17 PM

Doesn't justify it. They should call the police and arrest him. He's a thief.

once you serve prison time for all of the songs you've listened to on youtube

Sprungli · March 08, 2015, 04:40:36 PM

Quote from: Mistanosejob on March 08, 2015, 03:20:41 PM

Quote from: Sprungli on March 08, 2015, 02:55:31 PM

Quote from: Mistanosejob on March 08, 2015, 07:38:25 AM
Quote from: Sprungli on March 08, 2015, 05:57:17 AM

Quote from: Mistanosejob on March 07, 2015, 10:41:08 PM
A great game that most of you losers will never play.
I will, it's coming to XB1
In that case, enjoy. One of the best games of 2014.
Better than Wolfenstein?
Yes.

Dayum

Mandalore the Unstoppable · March 08, 2015, 05:33:59 PM

Fuck anyone who pirates, seriously.

Girl of Mystery · March 08, 2015, 06:21:44 PM

Quote from: Kupo on March 07, 2015, 05:52:45 PM

Quote from: BritishLemön on March 07, 2015, 12:56:13 PM
Quote from: Tackelberry on March 07, 2015, 12:51:17 PM
Doesn't justify it. They should call the police and arrest him. He's a thief.
That's a little extreme.

Nobody is going to arrest anyone over $20
Try to steal $20 worth from a store, and make the store employees aware of it.

We'll see how far that gets you.

There's quite a difference between going into a store an robbing from the store, and illegally downloading worth $20.

Cops won't give a shit if you pirate a game.

Anonymous (User Deleted) · March 08, 2015, 06:24:25 PM

Quote from: BritishLemön on March 08, 2015, 06:21:44 PM

Quote from: Kupo on March 07, 2015, 05:52:45 PM
Quote from: BritishLemön on March 07, 2015, 12:56:13 PM
Quote from: Tackelberry on March 07, 2015, 12:51:17 PM
Doesn't justify it. They should call the police and arrest him. He's a thief.
That's a little extreme.

Nobody is going to arrest anyone over $20
Try to steal $20 worth from a store, and make the store employees aware of it.

We'll see how far that gets you.
There's quite a difference between going into a store an robbing from the store, and illegally downloading worth $20.

Cops won't give a shit if you pirate a game.

It's enforced differently (at least partly because of how difficult it is to enforce) but it's still theft.

Girl of Mystery · March 08, 2015, 06:26:50 PM

Quote from: Kupo on March 08, 2015, 06:24:25 PM

Quote from: BritishLemön on March 08, 2015, 06:21:44 PM
Quote from: Kupo on March 07, 2015, 05:52:45 PM
Quote from: BritishLemön on March 07, 2015, 12:56:13 PM
Quote from: Tackelberry on March 07, 2015, 12:51:17 PM
Doesn't justify it. They should call the police and arrest him. He's a thief.
That's a little extreme.

Nobody is going to arrest anyone over $20
Try to steal $20 worth from a store, and make the store employees aware of it.

We'll see how far that gets you.
There's quite a difference between going into a store an robbing from the store, and illegally downloading worth $20.

Cops won't give a shit if you pirate a game.
It's enforced differently (at least partly because of how difficult it is to enforce) but it's still theft.

I know it's theft, but that's besides my point.
Nobody will get arrested for downloading a $20 game.

March 08, 2015, 06:33:01 PM

Big Boss · March 08, 2015, 07:31:40 PM

I'm actually tempted to try it. Is it good?

Tackel · March 08, 2015, 09:08:59 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on March 08, 2015, 06:33:01 PM

And this somehow justifies stealing?

Tackel · March 08, 2015, 09:12:33 PM

Quote from: BritishLemön on March 08, 2015, 06:26:50 PM

Quote from: Kupo on March 08, 2015, 06:24:25 PM
Quote from: BritishLemön on March 08, 2015, 06:21:44 PM
Quote from: Kupo on March 07, 2015, 05:52:45 PM
Quote from: BritishLemön on March 07, 2015, 12:56:13 PM
Quote from: Tackelberry on March 07, 2015, 12:51:17 PM
Doesn't justify it. They should call the police and arrest him. He's a thief.
That's a little extreme.

Nobody is going to arrest anyone over $20
Try to steal $20 worth from a store, and make the store employees aware of it.

We'll see how far that gets you.
There's quite a difference between going into a store an robbing from the store, and illegally downloading worth $20.

Cops won't give a shit if you pirate a game.
It's enforced differently (at least partly because of how difficult it is to enforce) but it's still theft.
I know it's theft, but that's besides my point.
Nobody will get arrested for downloading a $20 game.

Yes they will. It's just hard to enforce. Though If you go up to a cop and saw to him "Oi m8, I just stole a game off the interwebs", their going to arrest you for theft.

By your logic, cops shouldn't arrest you for have 1 digital picture of child pornography because it's not as big of a deal as if he had a physical photo.

Anonymous (User Deleted) · March 08, 2015, 09:40:57 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on March 08, 2015, 06:33:01 PM

Breaking copyright is theft, regardless of whether or not that's convenient for your argument.

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

Quote

Copyright infringement is the use of works protected by copyright law without permission, infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the copyright holder, such as the right to reproduce, distribute, display or perform the protected work, or to make derivative works.

By pirating something, you are stealing from the copyright holder the right to copy that work.

Thus, theft.