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[Q] What constitutes warez?

What's up Techies? What I was wondering - is where the line is drawn? How do you know your are commiting the action or process with what files?
From what I gather it is the illegal distribution Of copyrighted materials. I was reading and it seemed a guy just mentioned a program and he was chastised and boom thread closed. He may have posted a link and I didn't realize - I can't find the thread again, I was just meandering about the forums....
Mr. Clown shut his arse down though... And a couple other tech peeps were like hey bro, no no...
Just Wondering.
-MyPocketWizard-

Wikipedia said:
Warez refers primarily to copyrighted works distributed without fees or royalties, and may be traded, in general violation of copyright law. The term generally refers to unauthorized releases by organized groups, as opposed to file sharing between friends or large groups of people with similar interest using a darknet. It usually does not refer to commercial software counterfeiting.
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That sums it up.

Ok. So posting a link to help someone out would be ok, so long as its not copyrighted I guess?
Appreciate it.
-MyPocketWizard-

dyliho said:
Ok. So posting a link to help someone out would be ok, so long as its not copyrighted I guess?
Appreciate it.
-MyPocketWizard-
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The way I've always looked at warez was... Is it full version, not beta or trial, and are you paying for it?
In other words, are you downloading something that you'd otherwise have to pay for in order to use?
Links to sources of that kind of material, even though it is not an actual warez item, are just as bad.
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Warez is obtaining paid software for free or circumventing ways to pay for it. Providing links to sites/materials is just as bad and won't fly here.

We all need to read the Stickies, too. This is discussed in there. I think the post you referred to was asking for Warez, which is taboo here at XDA. The history is that access to, and discussions of, Warez\Pirated software threatened to shut down XDA several years ago. Imagine what life would be like without XDA.

Warez talks (solicitating links, request, posting, discussion or any talk) by any kind in threads or PM's will be shut down

@ Everybody - Rock On and thanks. That's a big ten four. Glad I asked...
-MyPocketWizard-

WAREZ Thread open for Discussion.

Hi Guys,
I am opening this thread for discussion on the ever growing problem of some users in this forum breaking the warez rules here on Xda.
My warning here seems to be doing no good as there has been now many users banned or perm banned and totally ignoring it, although more the fool them for risking it.
So, if any of you want to contribute to a discussion on this then i am all ears also if you have been banned or infracted then give your views on why you did it as i would like to know why you did it?
Look forward to your replies guys and your thoughts on this topic.

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colossus said:
Hi Guys,
I am opening this thread for discussion on the ever growing problem of some users in this forum breaking the warez rules here on Xda.
My warning here seems to be doing no good as there has been now many users banned or perm banned and totally ignoring it, although more the fool them for risking it.
So, if any of you want to contribute to a discussion on this then i am all ears also if you have been banned or infracted then give your views on why you did it as i would like to know why you did it?
Look forward to your replies guys and your thoughts on this topic.
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every 1 has right to post either question or any devlopment.... .i too ignore spam a

adityam533 said:
every 1 has right to post either question or any devlopment.... .i too ignore spam a
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Hi Buddy,
I feel you have mis-understood my post??

i had posted a link for a member who wanted help in qvga games
xda forums is der to help and discuss issues and also solve them
and then u get banned for it??

hmmm I misunderstood it.........

abizerl123 said:
i had posted a link for a member who wanted help in qvga games
xda forums is der to help and discuss issues and also solve them
and then u get banned for it??
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Maybe you have a problem understanding what Warez is then as i have looked at your proflile and you have 2 infractions against your name. One was for asking for somebody to upload you a paid app and the other for posting a link where you could download paid games for free.
Please read the warez rule and tell me which part you do not understand??
6. Do not post warez.
If a piece of software requires you to pay to use it, either pay or find your cracks and serials somewhere else. We do not accept warez nor do we permit any member to promote or describe ways in which Warez, cracks, serial codes or other means of avoiding payment, can be obtained.
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Do all device specific forums have just a single moderator?

Aspire said:
Do all device specific forums have just a single moderator?
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No, high traffic forums have 2 but all forums across the board are looked over by senior moderators from time to time and they are always at hand.

can we evading the rule by Google "abcxyz mediafire" . I dont blame mediafire but the trust is mediafire have alot of paid apk
Or sent though private ms
Or just say "Go and buy it"

I guess, Private Messaging is fine and nothing beats telling them to buy it...
@colussus
Please clarify the google bit?

zcop said:
can we evading the rule by Google "abcxyz mediafire" . I dont blame mediafire but the trust is mediafire have alot of paid apk
Or sent though private ms
Or just say "Go and buy it"
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Just say "go and buy it" it is as simple as that, suggesting ways of finding it falls in the rules.
What nobody has explained to me is why this forum is far worse than any other i cover?
I get no joy in banning users, mostly all of us are here for the love tech and i am no different to you. Banning somebody for breaking this rule is dis-heartening as it can easily be prevented but i am confused why so many ignore the rules and warnings??
One guy yesterday started a thread here breaking the warez rules, he had already been infracted for this previously, i closed it and infracted him and his response was to start opening more and more so in the end got a months ban. How pointless was that??

- May be create an account is too easy so people dont care about rule
- trying to sabotage XDA

Just go over these suggestions please.
- maybe you could add some filters that will prevent people with less than say 10 posts from posting a URL?
- Maybe the first 10 posts need to be approved by a moderator?

Aspire said:
Just go over these suggestions please.
- maybe you could add some filters that will prevent people with less than say 10 posts from posting a URL?
- Maybe the first 10 posts need to be approved by a moderator?
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Any ideas are welcome buddy and thankyou for your input. Your 10 posts before being allowed to posts a URL seems a good idea and i will check that out with admin.
Do you guys think the Warez rule no 6 wants making clearer, do you think that maybe this is a problem for some or do you think the ones who keep breaking it just do not care??
6. Do not post warez.
If a piece of software requires you to pay to use it, either pay or find your cracks and serials somewhere else. We do not accept warez nor do we permit any member to promote or describe ways in which Warez, cracks, serial codes or other means of avoiding payment, can be obtained.
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zcop said:
- May be create an account is too easy so people dont care about rule
- trying to sabotage XDA
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Yes, there will always be users who join just to cause havoc, i think you will find that in most forums but they soon show on our radar and are given the boot very quickly.

colossus said:
Any ideas are welcome buddy and thankyou for your input. Your 10 posts before being allowed to posts a URL seems a good idea and i will check that out with admin.
Do you guys think the Warez rule no 6 wants making clearer, do you think that maybe this is a problem for some or do you think the ones who keep breaking it just do not care??
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yes, it could be a little clearer.....
i was infracted for just mentioning about a warez software (no link or anything else whatsoever)....but i hadnt read the rules earlier so i kinda deserved that for ignorance....
after i read the rules, it says that "do not post warez"....instead it could be a little more wide...
like "do not ask for warez, nor help any one with warez...if you see a thread/post which contains direct download link for a software/game/app which requires you to pay/buy it for its use, then please report it"
^^just my suggestion...making them a little more clearer should help....

btw what are the infraction points u need for a temp ban and a permanent ban?

afaik 15 points means a temp ban if you're a senior member.

I think also, no 6 could be clearer and in its effect "stronger". To say, "We do not accept warez nor do we permit any member to promote or describe ways in which Warez, cracks, serial codes or other means of avoiding payment, can be obtained." without an effect, which has very often no direct reaction, is too weak. For example, Aspire's suggestions should have regarded to.

Ah well first of all thanks for making thus topic. To answer your question well the people that come to this specific forum are in the age of 14 to 18 and are mainly noobs who have no idea about what rules are I have also moderated one of the big communities in orkut and I now what its like to handle such a vast variety of people from noobs (just saying) to developers. And about solving the problem well its one hell of a task and can hardly be achieved. But some strict rules should be applied to this forum
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Mod Edit: Post removed. Please, if you copy and paste content (even if it is just a portion of your post) please give the original author/site credit.
Also please do not promote the use of root access for stealing paid apps or otherwise promoting warez. This is against xda rule 6. Do not post warez: If a piece of software requires you to pay to use it, then pay for it. We do not accept warez nor do we permit any member to promote or describe ways in which Warez, cracks, serial codes or other means of avoiding payment, can be obtained. This is a site of developers, i.e. the sort of people who create such software. When you cheat a software developer, you cheat us as a community.

Need help with rooting and I have to post 10 random posts first?
Pretty crazy rule. I need help. The developer wants to help (Casual on a Note 2), but I can't post the logs he wants because this is only post number 4....sigh.

Yep! I support rooting. Was a bit afraid when i was doing it the first time. But now its awesome to have my device rooted. Best feature : akurodata2sd. Now i can have hundreds of apps and dont have to worry about space left on my phn. Cheers to whoever was the first one to make rooting secure!
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Aakashtitli said:
Yep! I support rooting. Was a bit afraid when i was doing it the first time. But now its awesome to have my device rooted. Best feature : akurodata2sd. Now i can have hundreds of apps and dont have to worry about space left on my phn. Cheers to whoever was the first one to make rooting secure!
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dkendrick said:
Pretty crazy rule. I need help. The developer wants to help (Casual on a Note 2), but I can't post the logs he wants because this is only post number 4....sigh.
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Tell Me Your Prob What Do u Want?
I guess u want to root ur note 2??

Omit #2. We do not want to encourage piracy.
Replace it with the free hot spot idea. That is completely legal, and while it is in violation of the ToS, it shouldn't be. You already paid for your data.

sauprankul said:
Omit #2. We do not want to encourage piracy.
Replace it with the free hot spot idea. That is completely legal, and while it is in violation of the ToS, it shouldn't be. You already paid for your data.
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He probably didn't notice that was in there when he was copying and pasting everything from other sites

[Q] eternity warriors 3

hi guys, im not sure if this is the right place / or if u guys even do this.
im new to the forum so please be gentle
im looking for an eternity warriors 3 gem hack. all ive seen so far is a load of survey this survey that and tbh im starting to think that there is no hack at all available for it.
is there any legit hacks around or is every one of them just fake ?
thanks for your time guys
and again im not sure where to post this or if this post is against forum rules etc
if anyone has / knows for anything could they either pm me or email me at [email protected] thank you guys

gingergiles83 said:
hi guys, im not sure if this is the right place / or if u guys even do this.
im new to the forum so please be gentle
im looking for an eternity warriors 3 gem hack. all ive seen so far is a load of survey this survey that and tbh im starting to think that there is no hack at all available for it.
is there any legit hacks around or is every one of them just fake ?
thanks for your time guys
and again im not sure where to post this or if this post is against forum rules etc
if anyone has / knows for anything could they either pm me or email me at [email protected] thank you guys
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Unfortunately, any hacks for in app purchases are considered against xda rules. It doesn't matter if it can be earned through game play or by other means, if it can be purchased with real money then it shouldn't be hacked and those hacks can't appear on xda. Rule 6 is pretty clear: 6. Do not post warez. If a piece of software requires you to pay to use it, then pay for it. We do not accept warez and nor do we permit any member to request, promote or describe ways in which warez, cracks, serial codes or other means of avoiding payment, can be obtained. This is a site of developers, i.e. the sort of people who create such software. When you cheat a software developer, you cheat us as a community.

Hope this is the right place to ask this!

In wondering if there is someway an android phone could delete certain pictures that I choose that I want to be deleted after a certain date? Or maybe if it could just delete all photos after a certain date provided? Hope this makes sense. Trying to gain custody of my kid but my wife has me by the balls. Around harvest time (marijuana) she likes to get ****ed up on pills. I've grown tired of it and shee knows that if I go to court she will "blackmail" me by showing the police my harvest, before I can hide this. I want to wait until after the drying process before I go through the court system to gain custody of my son. But the problem is is she has photos of my harvest on her phone and I need them gone. I have access to her phone. I really appreciate the help..
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[email protected] said:
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Just a reminder that this site is banned here on xda. It is a warez site.

sachin n said:
Just a reminder that this site is banned here on xda. It is a warez site.
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But why? [emoji52] [emoji53]
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[email protected] said:
But why? [emoji52] [emoji53]
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Eh, Warez sites ain't allowed on xda!
Had you followed the rules while signing up? Then there you're. Read it again. Rule no. 6*
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6. Do not post or request warez.
If a piece of software requires you to pay to use it, then pay for it. We do not accept warez nor do we permit members to request, post, promote or describe ways in which warez, cracks, serial codes or other means of avoiding payment, can be obtained or used. This is a site of developers, i.e. the sort of people who create such software. When you cheat a software developer, you cheat us as a community.

sachin n said:
Eh, Warez sites ain't allowed on xda!
Had you followed the rules while signing up? Then there you're. Read it again. Rule no. 6*

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Ohh.. sorry
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[email protected] said:
Ohh.. sorry
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Nothing to worry, but I suggest you to edit your reply and remove the link.

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The thread got closed since it breaches the forum rules. Hacking the devices of other persons and manipulating files without their knowledge is illegal in many countries.
The Forum Rules said:
7. Do not spam, sell or trade on the forums.
You can add updates to your thread (ie new features for an app., etc), BUT only update if you are posting relevant to the topic and NOT with the sole purpose of getting the thread to the top of the page (known as "bumping") otherwise it will be considered as spam.
9. Don't get us into trouble.
Don't post copyrighted materials or do other things which will obviously lead to legal trouble. If you wouldn't do it on your own homepage, you probably shouldn't do it here either. This does not mean that we agree with everything that the software piracy lobby try to impose on us. It simply means that you cannot break any laws here, since we'll end up dealing with the legal hassle caused by you. Please use common sense: respect the forum, its users and those that write great code.
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