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[–] nooneescapesthelaw@lemmy.ml 50 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If they could tell an install is pirated then they would lock it down

They either count all installs as legitimate or pirated copies are not picked up by their telemetry

[–] lauha@lemmy.one 16 points 1 year ago

Why would you ever let a pirated copy online anyway

[–] seaturtle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

On the contrary, I think the incentive would be for Unity to let the pirated install keep existing because that would mean more money they can extort from developers/publishers.