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DRM causes massive Spore piracy

Posted on Sunday, 14 September 2008 by Speed, source: Forbes

It seems that EA's attempt to counter piracy with a highly questionable copy protection method has in fact resulted in massive piracy.

Forbes has spoken with Big Champagne, a peer-to-peer research firm, and its CEO, Eric Garland, is reporting that even for a highly popular game, the amount of illegal downloads is extraordinary.

In just the 24-hour period between Wednesday and Thursday, illegal downloaders snagged more than 35,000 copies, and, as of Thursday evening, that rate of downloads was still accelerating. "The numbers are extraordinary," Garland says. "This is a very high level of torrent activity even for an immensely popular game title."

The illegal copies found on torrent sites include instructions to disable the copy protection and break the encryption.

The community is clear: EA has shot itself in the foot by including such severe DRM. They're even making public statements about it:

"By downloading this torrent, you are doing the right thing," wrote one user going by the name of "deathkitten" on the popular file-sharing site The Pirate Bay. "You are letting [Electronic Arts] know that people won't stand for their ridiculously draconian 'DRM' viruses."

"You have the power to make this the most pirated game ever, to give corporate bastards a virtual punch in the face," deathkitten added in another comment.

I wonder whether EA will change their view on DRM towards future titles...

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