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[Frodo]

Rogue, you are very eager to defend this guy. Are you working for him? Does he pay you a share of his profits?

The simple fact is that he is stealing bandwith and charging people to download freeware and abandonware games. That is theft!

AB offers abandoned games free of charge, that's true. But they remove link when asked to. AB does NOT steal bandwith, or charge for anything.

[Rogue]

Frodo,

would I recommend a way to stop his use of bandwidth if I work for him? The easiest way is to disable access for everyone whose ref is his site. (easily can be done, it might be already applied - nor sure)

Also I'm sure that Kosta has some sort of anti-leech in the place.

So there is only your review that is stolen, but I don't think that you'll be able to do much about it. Same as I can't do anything if someone copy my reply to you.

Don't get mad. Abandonia removing ESA protected or still sold games has nothing to do with this.

[Japo]

Well I think we already came to the conclusion that this guy can't probably be put out of business. And I think we also agree that this guy is a scumbag. But the only question is whether Abadonia will do something to prevent the leeching, because it's clearly possible and the leecher can't be wished away nor sued.

[Frodo]

Rogue, it's not only about stealing reviews. As I have said before, it's about charging to download freeware games and abandonware games.

I'm not mad. I just don't understand why you defend this guy's actions.

[Adamg]

Come on guys, let's calm down. None of us like guys like that or people like him. We all agree something should be done to limit rip-offs and bandwidth theft. There is probably some form of anti-leeching in place already on Abandonia. The question is, how effective is it, and what more can be done?

[Adamg]

Originally Posted by The Fifth Horseman

Actually, make that HOTU - as I said before, the download system has been heavily remade during the November upgrade. Links to the files change every few hours, and it should be no longer possible for that leecher to do what he did before.

I hope that's true. Could we get a confirmation on that? :wondering:

[GTX2GvO]

HotU hasn't been updated in OVER a year now.

And it's download confirmation code has already been bypassed by that leach OVER a year ago.

Is that confirmation enough??

AB is updated by the day, so if he bypasses AB, AB will bypass him.

[Taz Devil]

Originally Posted by Shrek

Maybe we all should e-mail him our protest (he has an e-mail address at the bottom of the page: gms@mosw.com - usually, I wouldn't post an e-mail address here, but this guy sure deserves tons of spam)

We could "politely" demand him to take out what he steal... maybe even "threaten" him... Of course that the most probable effect is that these actions won’t do anything.

Or you could spam his paypal email address:-
payments@sapesw.com
Or his site registration address
ondre@quick.cz

or even contact PayPal and inform them that this person is offering copyrighted material for sale.

his full Who.is details are:-

Muncinsky, Ondrej
San Pedro Software Inc.
7 Craig Street
Belize City, Belize N/A
Belize
+420723225754

If his actions are dodgey and above the law then you could even contact the people that host is domains:-
abuse (at) globalcompass (dot) com

[Kugerfang]

Originally Posted by Rogue

Have you checked main site??? (www.mosw.com)

lawl. :laugh:

Why don't you contact the authorities? (FBI)

[_r.u.s.s.]

Originally Posted by Taz Devil

his full Who.is details are:-

Muncinsky, Ondrej
San Pedro Software Inc.
7 Craig Street
Belize City, Belize N/A
Belize
+420723225754

isn't that isp provider info?