Totalitarianism in Bioshock Case: 2K has lack of FAIR USE

Games.tiscali.cz linked to 2K forums' interesting post by user Jester (here).

It's really interesting, in the eyes of 2K, you should be the only person allowed to play Bioshock, because installing it under different accounts counts as another activation. So in fact you are buying the game only for yourself, not the household/family... What's next? Providing fingerprint before we can start GTA IV and monitoring by web cam, if the right person is playing?

Looks like the World War is nearer again, publisher versus users this time. I simply think 2K has just crossed the line, where ethics are beaten up by abusing of law for maximum profit.
Even Microsoft allows more accounts under their OEM licencesed Windows!

Here is mirrored post, just in case of any censorship:

Thread: Talk about SecuROM and activation issues here only please!

09-04-2007, 02:53 PM

Jakester Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 35

So...here are a few posts from a thread that was deleted in the tech support forum. I find it a bit telling: Quote: Nemesisdesignz wrote: I installed Bioshock on my laptop under one admin user, Everything works fine, but I then tried to switch users on my computer and whenever I launch Bioshock it is asking me to enter my serial again for the game.... IS THIS GONNA CHARGE ME TWO OF MY 5 Activations???? IF SO THAT IS GAY.... I need to know this ASAP before I attempt to play this on my pc under the other user... THis is a bug if the case be....so get yo stuff fixed! Now, I agree that the poster was being a bit of a tool, but it's a good question. Here's the response from moderator 2k Tech JT: Quote: 2k Tech JT writes: The other way to view this, is one USER has purchased the game. Not the whole family. So why should your brother play for free? My response: Quote: Jakester writes: If your spouse buys a book, do you go out and buy another copy if you want to read it, or do you read it when she's not or when she's done? If you purchase a DVD, do you buy one copy for each of your friends and family who are going to watch the movie with you? Do you ever lend or borrow movies? Why should my brother play for free? Because it's FAIR USE of a product I have purchased. I have been holding off on purchasing BioShock because of the DRM (and if you think it's necessary, check out this GalCiv2 thread). However, this mentality of blatant disrespect of people who purchased your game, and the no-longer-veiled attempts to deny basic fair use rights of legitimate purchasers is reprehensible. I'm sorry, Ken Levine -- based on the demo, you made a kick-ass game, but it's one I wont' be buying (nor will it be one I'm playing). Further, I'll not be buying any 2k/Take-two games on any platform. IF it means no GTA, so be it. If it means no Manhunt 2 (I was going to support them because I don't appreciate censorship, either, even though I only marginally enjoyed the first game), then so be it. We can talk on these forums until our fingers bleed, but what will make a difference is when we speak with our purchasing dollars and do not support a company that "permits" its customers to use their software at the publisher's whim. Now, I know 2k publishes good and popular games, but, really, if you don't like the taste of crap, stop eating filet mignon wrapped in crap!