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Soulfire777 · 23-01-2009, 10:41 PM

Some people claim the SecuROM is responsible for breaking their hardware or corrupting their hard drives, but how do you actually PROVE that? Until someone actually PROVES it, the creator of SecuROM is legally able to claim that their software has never damaged anyone's computer whether that is "true" or not, because the burdeon of proof is on the consumer to prove otherwise and it's extremely difficult (if not impossible to do that). Just because the company SAYS SecuROM is 100% safe does not make it TRUE, but neither is it necessarily true when people claim SecuROM has been directly responsible for damaging their hardware.

Most people never actually have a technical/hardware problem with SecuROM. Most people never even know it's there unless somebody tells them it is. Sometimes the 3 install limit can be a real hassle for people, and people who do not want all their computers on the internet resent the 10 day internet re-activation requirement to keep playing the game they paid for.

The most (only?) compelling argument against SecuROM is that it just doesn't work. It is cracked for every game that uses it within hours of being released, and usually it is cracked before the game is even released. This means only the paying customers who do not use the crack to remove it are the only people who risk any negative consequences or inconvenience due to SecuROM. If something does not achieve what it is designed to do, and might hurt or inconvenience even ONE paying customer in the process, how you you really justify using it?

23-01-2009, 10:41 PM	#13 (permalink)
Soulfire777 Forum Guru Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,245	Some people claim the SecuROM is responsible for breaking their hardware or corrupting their hard drives, but how do you actually PROVE that? Until someone actually PROVES it, the creator of SecuROM is legally able to claim that their software has never damaged anyone's computer whether that is "true" or not, because the burdeon of proof is on the consumer to prove otherwise and it's extremely difficult (if not impossible to do that). Just because the company SAYS SecuROM is 100% safe does not make it TRUE, but neither is it necessarily true when people claim SecuROM has been directly responsible for damaging their hardware. Most people never actually have a technical/hardware problem with SecuROM. Most people never even know it's there unless somebody tells them it is. Sometimes the 3 install limit can be a real hassle for people, and people who do not want all their computers on the internet resent the 10 day internet re-activation requirement to keep playing the game they paid for. The most (only?) compelling argument against SecuROM is that it just doesn't work. It is cracked for every game that uses it within hours of being released, and usually it is cracked before the game is even released. This means only the paying customers who do not use the crack to remove it are the only people who risk any negative consequences or inconvenience due to SecuROM. If something does not achieve what it is designed to do, and might hurt or inconvenience even ONE paying customer in the process, how you you really justify using it? Last edited by Soulfire777; 23-01-2009 at 10:55 PM..