Talk:Jewelry store/@comment-91.36.162.200-20110726175734/@comment-4074881-20110727031148

Yes, Cmonyall, I was thinking about you and Ezcry4t3d (who thankfully hasn't been involved with those pages). I was concerned because you guys have been a great help to me and to others, and I didn't want you to get into trouble unnecessarily. You, in particular, as administrator.

I realise you think the laws would not apply to you because it's just a US thing, but it's not. The EU has very similar laws to the one I stated. Even the most cursory Google search shows an Intellectual Property Directive which has been adopted by quite a few member European nations. Btw, that includes the Netherlands which is where, I believe, you are located. (See, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directive_on_the_enforcement_of_intellectual_property_rights. See, also, "The Directive has been widely criticized [12] on the account of its allegedly draconian[13] approach, said by some to mimic the American Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).[14]" Id.)(See also, http://fsfe.org/projects/ipred2/#problems  for some pretty extreme (and totally minor, ridiculous and harmless) examples of what the law would consider illegal.)

Do you think one of the biggest game developers on Android may not have a few problems with a site which has started to be known as the place to go find out how to "cheat" (to quote almost verbatim a comment I saw (yet again) on FB last night)? And after yesterday's loop-hole which made them lose a fortune in lost Piastres or $ sales, Moscow HQ can't be very happy right now. Whether or not they would have a winning case, do you really want to test the situation and risk having to shell out money on lawyer fees to defend yourself? Again, companies are becoming aggressive in going after sites that the companies perceive as damaging their revenues by helping to circumvent their digital protocols.

Anyway, I'm sure we've both had enough of this conversation, so I'll shut up now. ;-) You're a smart guy and will do what you think is best. Just know that I spoke up solely out of genuine gratitude and appreciation for all your hard work here. :)