Go here to report their Patreon page IF you can prove the comics he's selling have content against Patreons ToS > guidelines@patreon.com
If not, creators will have to report that their content is being stolen from @DawnCry 's link.
Italian website selling porn games and claiming to own the copyright for them
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If not, creators will have to report that their content is being stolen from @DawnCry 's link.
Did they ask the permission for that? Can I sell a subscription in which I give access to Game of Thrones if I translate it in Elfish?
This thread was originally about someone (who is still up) selling games they didn't make. The link I responded to is selling a subscription service and giving out games from that. I was assuming since there's an extra step there, it could be harder to prove what they're doing is wrong. Apparently it's not.
Ciao ragazzi, sono nuovo sul forum..purtroppo non parlo bene l' inglese ma se c'è una buon anima italiana a spiegarmi un po' di cose gli è ne sarei grato. Comunque questi qui vendono i giochi a 20 euro è una rapina..
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Translated to : Hi guys, I'm new on the forum .. unfortunately I don't speak English well but if there is a good Italian soul to explain to me some things I would be grateful. However these here sell games for 20 euros is a robbery ..
If you can't speak or write in English well, Might I suggest using google translator. (or some form of translation program.)
Not being rude or anything, just throwing it out there.
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Unrelated note, Did you win the dispute?
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Because of the openness of Renpy, it would be near impossible to secure as you asked.
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So far as I'm aware you can't, the only option ren'py offers is packing the games assests into .rpa files, if you wanted some-kind of drm or encryption I guess it would have to be third party but even then it would likely end up getting cracked if someone was dedicated enough to the job.
No one can totally secure a game on any platform, some games developers have tried over the years, but someone will always come up with a crack etc..........
Make the patreon button (assuming you have one) part of the main menu background (So not a simple button that can be deleted), this way even if they get it, you will still get visibility.
Otherwise wait for that to happen and then file a DMCA takedown like runey did.
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Or, still directly in the main menu background, add something like, "this game is only legally available at [URL of your Patreon page]", or, "if you payed someone else than [your patreon name] for this game, you've been robbed."
The goal not being to target the players, but the sellers. They have more to loose by illegally selling your game than by ignoring it. In the second case they'll loose some money, but in the first one part of their customers will understand that it's a scam and stop buying anything.
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While I appreciate the idea, because they have access to the rpa files they can easily change the background to their own or put their logo in front of these messages. This is why I wanted to secure the rpa file first (Yes I know its impossible to do 100%). I did find a way to secure my files in the end so its all good now. Thanks
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It's not that it's impossible to do it at 100%, it's impossible to do it, point.
More or less ten times someone tried to do this with a game available here, not once it needed us (the community) more than an hour to release an updated version of unrpa that worked with those "protected" rpa files. As for the rpyc files, I even released a script that automatically "unprotect" them.
I'm pretty sure that you didn't. But even if you had succeeded, it would have changed absolutely nothing. Changing a screen without access to the source code, including the game main menu, is a piece of cake, and replacing an image don't need that the said image was firstly erased from the rpa file where it's stored.
Therefore, whatever how deep in a stronghold your files can be locked, the level of protection will still be 0. It's something that you have to accept, and therefore being tricky will be more effective than passing hours trying to achieve what can't be done (securing your files).
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I know it cant be tamper-proof I never said my solution was unbreakable. But at least I made it where off the shelf tools won't work which may discourage people. I know that if someone has the willpower they will succeed. But while I wait for my artist to finish his work, this is something I can do and did. Maybe it deters some people, maybe it doesnt. I'd rather try than do nothing.
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Why on Earth are you asking for that in a thread titled, "Italian website selling porn games and claiming to own the copyright for them"???
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The italian website removed links and credits to the originals and puts in their own branding. Sorry that I went somewhat off topic.
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OMG.
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is hilariously filled with BS: (my comments in parentheses)I love how they claim to own the Google translation of someone else's work that they stole.
What jackasses.
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