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Revised Gamer's Bill Of Rights - Stardock on DRM

Gamasutra reports that Stardock has revised its Gamer's Bill Of Rights from the version of this call to action they released during the summer (story). This is an interim update as Stardock says it is still discussing the proposal with other publishers. The noteworthy change is item #8, which formerly read: "Gamers shall have the right to not be treated as potential criminals by developers or publishers." This entry now reads: "Gamers whose computers meet the posted minimum requirements shall have the right to use their games without being materially inconvenienced due to copy protection or digital rights management." The news is accompanied by Stardock's full 2008 customer report (Adobe Acrobat) that also describes their views on DRM, delineating the difference between complaints about DRM they feel are "legitimate" and "illegitimate." An example they offer of an "illegitimate" DRM complaint is the objection if it "keeps people from installing the program on as many PCs as they own," while a "legitimate" complaint is "a program should not be installing drivers or other hidden files on the system that use system resources." They also have a post outlining Stardock's release plans, among other things, teasing Strategy Game 2010 ("Not Master of Magic").

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