all these sites have gone down. All of them are no more. The latest site I am on is all audio, old records and things. no games though. To be fair most sites I have been on are not full of cracked things. At 12:22 a.m. 24/05/2007, you wrote: > Putting a line in a doc somewhere stating that one should buy the game is >no justification for ripping off a developers hard earned code. > I would much appreciate a list of these sites you refer to, you have my >address. > Thanks, > Che > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "shaun everiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 3:13 AM >Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Piracy of accessible software > > >> On a load of book sites I am on there is a load of cracked software. >> However in most of the sighted software thats been cracked there is this >> piece in the docs saying that if you like the software you should buy it. >> You take the good with the bad. >> At 05:31 p.m. 23/05/2007, you wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> I recently ran across a site that was hosting a variety of audio books, >>>movies and other stuff for download by the blind. >>> Unfortunately, along with this mass market stuff were quite a few cracks >>>of accessible games and other software designed for the blind. I was >>>taken >>>aback at finding this, as I naively thought no sensible blind person would >>>host such damaging things. >>> When you download an audiobook, you are taking away a bit of money from >>> a >>>company that is never going to miss it. Same for audio described movies >>>to >>>a lesser extent. But when people host cracks of accessible software, they >>>are helping to cripple the development of that software. >>> The accessible software market, and especially the accessible gaming >>>market is extremely small, and even losing a few sales to piracy hurts. >>>It >>>discourages developers from working on games that we all enjoy, and most >>>especially from putting in considerable time producing the kind of >>>immerssive and complex games we are thirsting for. >>> I would like to spearhead an effort to put a stop to this, as it is only >>>hurting us all in the long run. >>> If you know of any sites or servers out there hosting pirated accessible >>>software, please write me off list and let me know. I will not mention >>>your >>>name, and I won't be a jerk to the person hosting the files. >>> As I did in this case I mention, I will send a letter to the person >>>hosting and ask them to please reconsider hosting files that put a >>>bottleneck on a market that is already very small. >>> No one is ever going to get rich making software for the blind, but the >>>developers making the effort should have at least the small reward gained >>>monetarily from the sale of their hard earned work. >>> If we can get these sites to stop hosting such files, I promise you it >>>will make a difference in what we all get to use and play with on our >>>computers in the future. >>> You can write me offlist at [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you like. I >>>promise you any conversation on the topic will be held in strict >>>confidence. >>> Thanks for listening. >>> Che >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org >>>To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can >>>visit >>>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >>>any subscription changes via the web. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org >> To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can >> visit >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >> any subscription changes via the web. >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org >To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >any subscription changes via the web.
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