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[Discussion] Have you ever pirated something because you forgot you own it? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by can@sh.itjust.works to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I wanted to try out Serato Sample's new stem separation tool added in 2.0 so I downloaded a crack to see if it was worthwhile.

Only now a week later do I remember I purchased the old version on sale and think to check if it's a free upgrade.

Now I can't decide if I want to bother uninstalling and installing my legitimate copy

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[–] derpgon@programming.dev 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

At least when you pirate it you have chance of it not containing malware.

[–] FlavoredButtHair@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I trust FitGirl. But does Epic Game Store have malware? All of my purchased games are on Steam.

[–] jcg@halubilo.social 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Depends how you define malware. Technically speaking, EGS's spyware behaviour is disclosed in long format legalese just vaguely enough that they can turn around and say "well, you did accept the terms of service"...