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Using Goatse to Stop App Theft

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Re: Using Goatse to Stop App Theft

#141
I am absolutely not a lawyer, but I wouldn't do something like this for fear of falling afoul of anti-obscenity laws.

For instance, the UK has a cyberflashing law which allots a two year custodial sentence for sending a graphic image (by any means) with intent to cause distress.

Re: Using Goatse to Stop App Theft

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post #94

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I've managed to never see goatse so far. Not because I'm new or innocent, but because I've learned my lessons. I don't think the 10,000 really applies to this situation. It's certainly not something that everybody needs to see at some point in their lives (or so I've been lead to believe).

I didn't want to see it But it was kind of a rickroll situation... yeah it sucks

In college my friend came over for a LAN party and when he went to the bathroom I quietly set his background to Goatse… I got quite the chuckle at 3am when he went to shut down his computer after a long night of gaming. Ah to be young again.

Re: Using Goatse to Stop App Theft

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post #80

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I'm opening myself up to criticism by saying this, but this is unusually cringeworthy even for XKCD

You’re not the only one. It’s an XKCD comic made for LinkedIn and it annoys me every time it’s referenced.

Same but every XKCD

Re: Using Goatse to Stop App Theft

#144

Just keep in mind some kids might be playing these games. So while it might be satisfying to stick it to the sites that are stealing your code, you might traumatize a child.

"won't someone think of the children!?!?!" is a meme for a reason.

But it's usually used ironically in situations where there is obviously no actual harm to children present. This is not one of those situations.

Re: Using Goatse to Stop App Theft

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I run three word games, this stuff happens for all of them. It sucks but I would never do what they did, it's abusive to the people who just googled your game and ended up on the wrong site. I've had teachers and students reach out to me to say they play my game in class every day together. And parents who play with their kids every day, and adult who text their results to each other every day. It sucks if they end u…

+1 - this is a childish move and bad business imo. I'd guess the author is pretty young.

Anyone today familiar with goatse is likely to be well into their thirties at least.

Re: Using Goatse to Stop App Theft

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post #141

I am absolutely not a lawyer, but I wouldn't do something like this for fear of falling afoul of anti-obscenity laws. For instance, the UK has a cyberflashing law which allots a two year custodial sentence for sending a graphic image (by any means) with intent to cause distress.

Author is not the distributor of the image.

Re: Using Goatse to Stop App Theft

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post #147
post #141

I am absolutely not a lawyer, but I wouldn't do something like this for fear of falling afoul of anti-obscenity laws. For instance, the UK has a cyberflashing law which allots a two year custodial sentence for sending a graphic image (by any means) with intent to cause distress.

Author is not the distributor of the image.

The UK law is a bit more subtle than that. Can't speak for other jurisdictions.

Re: Using Goatse to Stop App Theft

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+1 - this is a childish move and bad business imo. I'd guess the author is pretty young.

Life is a meaningless crawl towards the heat death of the universe. Childish behavior is the most appropriate attitude one can have towards most things.

I wish there was still more of a genuine whimsical side to the Internet or even businesses. The attention economy isn't the same.
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