I believe the South Koreans forced people to use their real identities online a few years ago to combat trolling and discovered that it didn’t make much difference at all.
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I just explain away dating by thinking the story is set in an alternate universe where technology progressed differently.
Apparently one modder has created a free version that has irregular pop-ups asking you to pay for the pop-up free version.
I like the first example about farming rats on that Wiki page.
Yes, I think there is a relatively new law or going be one in the near future in relation to digital goods and the ability to get a refund. I haven’t read into it, though.
Liken it to someone selling pirated games/movies, or how the MPAA/RIAA goes after Piratebay/Kazaa/etc, but even worse, because they’re actually taking a slice of the profit.
And only then if they sell $400 worth so their $100 payout kicks in.
Interesting that Nexus is listed as an organisation which can receive a slice of Valve’s large cut when you buy an item from Steam’s Workshop.
One difference is the payment: Ads or donations versus direct cash, though Valve holds that cash until you earn a payout of $100.
Politicians could cause Valve a lot of hassle if they wanted. Market dominance, lack of age verification, copyright issues if they don’t police it correctly, allowing widely inaccurate reviews to remain and broken games to sold. An enterprising politician could build a reputation on tackling those issues.
It’s a different model in Youtube (so far). It costs me nothing but time to see an ad, and it costs me nothing but time if the video turns out to rubbish.
It’s interesting to see that Nexus on an approved list of organisations and tools that can receive a cut from Valve’s take.
They’d have to sell 8000 of that mod for the modder to see their minimum $100 payout.
I foresee Jim Sterling reviewing even more crap releases on his Youtube channel.
It’s a bit a like DLC that fractures a casual multi-player base with every successive release.
Yeah, when I was kid not so long ago a parent might gift you a game and the game was there in its entirety (no paid for DLC that comes out every month or so) and mods free (though some what limited by download speed/limits). A kid gets a game these days and chances are if they haven’t got a generous parent or one who…
Isn’t it also true that Valve holds the money gained from a mod or a collection of mods until it amounts to $100 before they hand it over?
Charging for a Jurassic Park mod would have lawyers stepping in. I’ve seen mods that don’t charge being shutdown by lawyers.
I wonder if Google will actually keep indexing porn for much longer. They've just told their bloggers hosting porn on to clear out.