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[edible]

Maybe he got the language of the country of which he lives in, so they expected him to know it

The reason he received the papers in bulgarian is because that is where he lives! Terribly harsh considering he doesn't speak it, but they're complying with the law and that is all.

Yeah I know it's well within the law but the fact some was in Finnish is inexcusable. They would know exactly who he is to take it this far and I think they've done it on purpose probably out of frustration.

[Abdicators]

Deserves it. He seems a bit of a moron to think nothing would come of it. He gets no sympathy from me and shouldn't get it from others.

Also, how the hell could afford a house and a car from the sale of retros (and why on earth did people buy them)? It doesn't seem like it was that popular to of made that much money.

Actually, he made a rather hefty sum of money to be fair. There are retros that actively make thousands per month from advertisements alone.

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Yeah I know it's well within the law but the fact some was in Finnish is inexcusable. They would know exactly who he is to take it this far and I think they've done it on purpose probably out of frustration.

Well, knowing who he is doesn't immediately say that they know he doesn't speak Bulgarian. As he lives in Bulgaria it's an easy assumption. I do agree though that when he asked for translation help, that it was very harsh to say "do it yourself".

[GommeInc]

Actually, he made a rather hefty sum of money to be fair. There are retros that actively make thousands per month from advertisements alone.

Seriously? That's quite interesting It's incredibly risky though, so you can't be all that surprised when and if they are caught.

[sex]

the french are revolting again lol

but o/t i'm glad, some people actually spent money on retros and some of them reached a ridiculous number of users online

[Abdicators]

Seriously? That's quite interesting It's incredibly risky though, so you can't be all that surprised when and if they are caught.

Yep, really. At the time I guess it seemed to alot of people not to be so scary, Sulake were sending out constant DMCA notices and trying their best to balls rolling (despite what some of this forums users may think). Like I said though, I think after Elisa came in, they put their foot down and said enough.

[MKR&*42]

Also, how the hell could afford a house and a car from the sale of retros (and why on earth did people buy them)? It doesn't seem like it was that popular to of made that much money.

Phoenix was incredibly popular. That plus the advertisements mentioned below it was incredibly easy to become very rich via that method. Also (this may not necessarily apply to Aaron) but if a person happens to own one of the popular retros that get a couple of hundred+ on at peak times, they're going to gain a lot of income via selling VIP/Other premium subs. and stuff like customs via paypal.

It's a silly risk to take for the money really

[Mr-Trainor]

Felt sorry for him at first, but if he really was sent that many notices/warnings to take it down, then it's his own fault for not using that chance to just stop what he was doing.

[lemons]

don't feel sorry for him at all he had enough warnings and off topic but - why move to a country where you can't speak its language?

[Stephen]

lol gutted. Anyone who spends years developing and selling something that is obviously gonna get you in the end is stupid

it's common sense that doing what he did would result in this but it seems he got lost in the money and now has been ****** harder in the arse than ever before

[JHER]

Well if he doesnt have the money to pay it i guess they do as they have done and seize all assets to make up as much of the value as possible, then he will have to declare bankruptcy which will essentially knock off the rest of what he owes (providing he can prove he is truly at 0 or below)

community service may also be applied

It may seem petty to some people but clearly this guy isn't just some kid in his room messing around with files if he was able to buy a house and car from this.