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[–] Gatsby@lemm.ee 117 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only two people willing to crack denuvo games. And publicise their cracks.

Usually talent like that leads to well paying jobs, well paying jobs usually lead to wanting to not go to prison.

That doesn't mean people don't have the skill, it means they're not willing to use it, when someone else is already taking the heat

[–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it actually illegal to crack Denuvo?

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 15 points 1 year ago

Illegal? Probably not, so long as you were careful about not hosting any of their code/data

Would doing it publicly end with you getting buried in lawsuits? It might. Anyone can sue for any reason, and copyright holders love making examples of people