Why Hacking is Allowed

LastProphetabout 10 years ago

It's come to my attention that apparently inside the scripts Lucid is using to run this site, is a disclaimer that makes it so that there shouldn't be any consequences for hacking. Lets go over the copyright.

Copyright (C) 2011 by Yehuda Katz

handlebars v1.1.0

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.


So what that means is that I can modify/hack and "because" the fact that Lucid chose to use the code, he is violating the terms of use by punishing or allowing others to punish under his authority, for hacking the software, as it is allowed in the software in order to do so.

This shows that the abuse from admins banning people for hacking the website is clearly a violation of the terms of use of handlebars and if someone was serious enough, they could get a lawyer and attempt to make a good argument. That doesn't make sure they would win, but, it certainly looks like the copyright is being violated by the staff of the website. Discuss.

Togepiabout 10 years ago
lol
deleteddeletedabout 10 years ago
Handlebars is a javascript template engine that updates website(each lobby) each time once game has been made or finished. What does it have to do with cheaters?
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deleteddeletedabout 10 years ago
Kevin can hack me
Edarkabout 10 years ago
LastProphet
expose
We reserve the right to modify or terminate the Epicmafia.com service for any reason, without notice at any time.
And if someone legit hacks your website through handle bar, they also reserved the right to do as they please. This is all I'm saying, because they too have a copy of the software.
lmao
LastProphetabout 10 years ago
expose
We reserve the right to modify or terminate the Epicmafia.com service for any reason, without notice at any time.
And if someone legit hacks your website through handle bar, they also reserved the right to do as they please. This is all I'm saying, because they too have a copy of the software.
Kevinabout 10 years ago
Someone break the game QUICK GO.
exposeabout 10 years ago
We reserve the right to modify or terminate the Epicmafia.com service for any reason, without notice at any time.
Golbolcoabout 10 years ago
LastProphet is a good man.
Edarkabout 10 years ago
you should be a lawyer lastprophet
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JimSpermWormabout 10 years ago
Why is Hacking Allowed?
Matt12about 10 years agoedited
I'm ready for the legal council of the forums to share their input
LastProphetabout 10 years ago
The key word is in the first paragraph where it says "Modify"
Gigaabout 10 years ago
LastProphet
run this sight
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deleteddeletedabout 10 years ago
I'd like to hear what excuse you'll chalk up on this one, Cody
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