Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Person backed the Stop Killing Games campaign. criticizing digital game licenses. He argued that if players don't truly own games, then piracy isn't theft.

Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca · 2 days ago

Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Person backed the Stop Killing Games campaign. criticizing digital game licenses. He argued that if players don't truly own games, then piracy isn't theft.

NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 days ago

oh that sucks. have people in that group tried contacting support to regain access to the game?

Maalus@lemmy.world · 2 days ago

Yeah and you can’t, you missed the window, tough shit.

Paid copies of the game were taken away from people for the crime of “not migrating an account when we told them to”. Either because they didn’t play at that time but wanted to go back, because they didn’t have access to the email / didn’t read the one the account is registered on, or didn’t bother with it.

Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Person backed the Stop Killing Games campaign. criticizing digital game licenses. He argued that if players don't truly own games, then piracy isn't theft.

Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Person backed the Stop Killing Games campaign. criticizing digital game licenses. He argued that if players don't truly own games, then piracy isn't theft.

Minecraft Creator Says That If Buying a Game Is Not a Purchase, Then Pirating It Is Not Theft