Comment Re: Why is this bad? (Score 1) 52
If my lawyer tells me something is legal, I will probably believe it too.
our next model will be good but, more importantly, show the rapid trajectory we're on,
That statement shows that their next model will not, in fact, be good; otherwise they would focus on the goodness not the trajectory.
When I want to develop a linux kernel driver, I would go and look how other drivers are implemented. Is that stealing?
Maybe not stealing, but depending on your output it could be a copyright violation.
The normal way to avoid copyright violations is to perform a clean room implementation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
On that ground alone, the book should be thrown at the guy.
The guy maybe should get light punishment, but his lawyer should be disbarred. (Or whatever the equivalent is in the UK.)
Why not go after Activision Blizzard for Diablo or EA for FIFA?...If, because the secondary market exists, individuals decide to engage in gambling-like behaviors, that is the individuals' problem - not Valve's.
Yeah, you're basically just a tool for Valve. There's no point in discussing it with you, because you will defend Valve no matter what, even if you know you are wrong.
You are neither "winning" anything by opening a loot box
OK, you are just dumb lol.
When you open a loot box, you are winning something. Turn your brain on, you're not actually as dumb as you seem.
using the dictionary to make arguments over anything besides the dictionary definition
We are literally talking about the definition of words here.
Remember Darwin; building a better mousetrap merely results in smarter mice.