Mac users can also CMD-click the refresh button.

Yes. Too much of history has been lost because no one thought it was worth saving at the time, like many early silent films.

To be fair, "Best Soundtrack of 2011" is a series that covers a lot of games and the issue depends so much on personal preference.

This was one of my favorite audio moments in the game.

Can you link to your favorite parts? I'm always up for adding to my VG-OST playlist.

Copyright is the same issue as piracy. Copyright is defined by law and piracy is copyright infringement, a crime whose nature and punishment is dictated by law. Not to mention copyright holders use arguments of protecting copyright when creating laws that dictate the punitive system for violating copyright (i.e.…

I can see we disagree on a lot of points. I think we should leave it here, although I want to recommend reading "How To Fix Copyright" by William Patry. He's a copyright lawyer who worked for Congress, the Register of Copyrights, and involved in international copyright treaties. I agree with his points because in…

USC Law report on the abuse I'm talking about: [mylaw.usc.edu]

My post: "you don't start cutbacks."

I have a feeling you don't read my posts. Again, there IS evidence of abuse. The movie, music and newspaper industry have left behind a LOT of false positives in their respective campaigns. The lawsuits they've brought against individuals have been abandoned because the bad press and the cost to prosecute far…

I meant that in the sound design, there's a subtle heartbeat that's normal when you're moving around, gets faster and the music plays ominously and it races when you fight.

I don't know if their methodology is bad, that's the problem. No one knows anything about their methodology, BUT when compared to similar actions by the movie and music industry, I choose to lean towards ineffective because that's what the available evidence of these pirate-finding methodologies show so far. After…

The heartbeats are still there, no?

When you're in debt, you don't start cutbacks on your weekly $1 chocolate bar. You stop buying big-ticket items, like TVs or laptops or wars in the middle east.

Heck, I'm a programmer and even I caught that.

Man, I loved the heartbeats in Dead Space. That and the music were a lot of the scaryness of the game.

Except tickets are issued on behalf of the government. Companies that send these notices have zero disincentives from mass-mailing notices to people who can either pay ~$1,000 or fight them in court. What happens if you got a notice tomorrow alleging you illegally downloaded gay porn (and yes, this is a real life…

If you think CDP's methodology is a good one, then a scammer company doing the same thing is also justified. Think about it: the recipient of a notice can either pay up or pay a lawyer and expert witness to defend him/herself. Most people will pay the notice.

Except what stops a shadier organization doing the same thing? No independent verification of data, those accused can either pay the fee or pay 10x to defend themselves, and no legal recourse for false positives if you can't pay to countersue. Heck, I'll be surprised scammers don't take advantage of this soon.

Black markets have been in existence as long as human civilization has. Now its easier to create one than ever before.