After reading this article: http://news.aol.com/article/woman-goes-on-trial-in-myspace-hoax/254725 plus other related cyber-crime ones I have seen over time, I thought it would be interesting to have a topic on it relating to Trainz.
In the time I have participated in this community since 2003/2004, I have seen and heard still to this day commentary about several Trainz related incidents that should be crimes but it appears harder to go after cyber-criminals than non-cyber ones. A few (but not all) areas for discussion include:
1 - Stealing/passing around payware so people who never purchased it can get it for any reason.
2 - Hacking websites/forums.
3 - How to catch and punish offenders like their non-cyber conterparts.
Also it may be possible that not all users have the same definitions of what a cyber-crime is.
What this topic isn't for:
A - Challenging anything related to Auran as some incidents happen beyond Auran's control on other sites.
B - A means to allow public accusations/fights between users.
Just thought it would make for an interesting discussion subject.
In the time I have participated in this community since 2003/2004, I have seen and heard still to this day commentary about several Trainz related incidents that should be crimes but it appears harder to go after cyber-criminals than non-cyber ones. A few (but not all) areas for discussion include:
1 - Stealing/passing around payware so people who never purchased it can get it for any reason.
2 - Hacking websites/forums.
3 - How to catch and punish offenders like their non-cyber conterparts.
Also it may be possible that not all users have the same definitions of what a cyber-crime is.
What this topic isn't for:
A - Challenging anything related to Auran as some incidents happen beyond Auran's control on other sites.
B - A means to allow public accusations/fights between users.
Just thought it would make for an interesting discussion subject.