Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit
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Don't watch the video. Just watch the sponsor message at the beginning (10 seconds in).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kJJu38uCGg
Legit Windows 10 Professional for just $16! The guy is either an utter moron who shouldn't be let anywhere near anything electronic, much less have a tech channel - or he knows he's lying and he's become an accomplice in crime.
I've reported the video for fraud and scam. First time I reported anything on YouTube. I wonder how it will go.
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@Gąska I've tried to report actual scam videos before and I don't think they do jack shit about it
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This reminds me of an ex-girlfriend of mine who was adamant that, since she paid money for Limewire (or similarly free P2P program, this was 15 years ago), she was legally entitled to any and everything she could download on it.
She could not be persuaded otherwise.
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@error said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
This reminds me of an ex-girlfriend of mine who was adamant that, since she paid money for Limewire (or similarly free P2P program, this was 15 years ago), she was legally entitled to any and everything she could download on it.
She could not be persuaded otherwise.Someone actually paid for limewire pro rather than downloading it off limewire?
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@error_bot xkcd screenshots
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@hungrier said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
@Gąska I've tried to report actual scam videos before and I don't think they do jack shit about it
Look how surprised I am:
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@Gąska Now I wonder if the actual source of these screenshots also expressed sarcastic surprise, or if it was just taken out of context / badly animated.
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They're OEM keys so it's less stolen and more "not used in accordance with the license terms". Either way they're still not legit.
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@loopback0 said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
less stolen and more "not used in accordance with the license terms"
Peacefully liberated?
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@hungrier They don't even care about scam ads in AdSense, and that's the one place they're supposed to be watching the most.
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@loopback0 said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
They're OEM keys so it's less stolen and more "not used in accordance with the license terms".
These OEM keys were most likely copied from license stickers from laptops that were then still sold with the same system setup. You're effectively hijacking the key from someone who bought the license legally. It's no different than getting a key from serials.ws or some other piracy website, except you have to pay for it.
If you had a legit Windows 10 Pro key that wasn't activated anywhere, you wouldn't sell it for $16.
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@loopback0 said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
They're OEM keys so it's less stolen and more "not used in accordance with the license terms". Either way they're still not legit.
You wouldn't download a car key.
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Here in my country people just use a crack to "activate" Windows and they have zero issues. The only ones who buy Windows legally are those that buy the absurdly overprice garbage PCs at large retailers and large businesses.
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@Gąska said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
These OEM keys were most likely copied from license stickers from laptops that were then still sold with the same system setup. You're effectively hijacking the key from someone who bought the license legally.
This, though, is a good way to get a legitimate key for ancient versions of Windows that you’re not going to be able to buy legitimately anymore. I once got a number of unused Windows 2000 install CDs, for example, that have no keys supplied with them. Noting some keys from computers that were just as old let me install it anyway (in a VM that now doesn’t work anymore, but that’s another story).
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@boomzilla said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
@loopback0 said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
They're OEM keys so it's less stolen and more "not used in accordance with the license terms". Either way they're still not legit.
You wouldn't download a car key.
Not with that attitude.
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@boomzilla said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
@loopback0 said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
They're OEM keys so it's less stolen and more "not used in accordance with the license terms". Either way they're still not legit.
You wouldn't download a car key.
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@Gąska said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
@loopback0 said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
They're OEM keys so it's less stolen and more "not used in accordance with the license terms".
These OEM keys were most likely copied from license stickers from laptops that were then still sold with the same system setup. You're effectively hijacking the key from someone who bought the license legally. It's no different than getting a key from serials.ws or some other piracy website, except you have to pay for it.
If you had a legit Windows 10 Pro key that wasn't activated anywhere, you wouldn't sell it for $16.
Can't copy the sticker any more - there's no code and it's embedded in BIOS for 10
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@sloosecannon said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
@Gąska said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
@loopback0 said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
They're OEM keys so it's less stolen and more "not used in accordance with the license terms".
These OEM keys were most likely copied from license stickers from laptops that were then still sold with the same system setup. You're effectively hijacking the key from someone who bought the license legally. It's no different than getting a key from serials.ws or some other piracy website, except you have to pay for it.
If you had a legit Windows 10 Pro key that wasn't activated anywhere, you wouldn't sell it for $16.
Can't copy the sticker any more - there's no code and it's embedded in BIOS for 10
I concur. My Asus ROG (delivered with Windows 10 Home, bought in late 2019), doesn't have a license key sticker on it. It does have a little Windows 10 sticker on the bottom, but there's no key printed on it.
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@sloosecannon said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
Can't copy the sticker any more - there's no code and it's embedded in BIOS for 10
That started already back with Win 8. But you can purchase OEM licences separately and those still have the sticker.
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@boomzilla said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
You wouldn't download a car key.
False argument. It isn't possible to "download" physical objects. It it was possible, I can guarantee you that there would be people doing it.
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@El_Heffe said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
@boomzilla said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
You wouldn't download a car key.
False argument. It isn't possible to "download" physical objects. It it was possible, I can guarantee you that there would be people doing it.
I can assure you there was no argument in my joke about overly literal copyright nuts.
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@Gąska said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
serials.ws
Wait what, that's still around? I guess Oscar 2000 isn't updated anymore, though?
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@Applied-Mediocrity said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
@sloosecannon said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
Can't copy the sticker any more - there's no code and it's embedded in BIOS for 10
That started already back with Win 8. But you can purchase OEM licences separately and those still have the sticker.
Yeah. It was more hit-and-miss for 8 though - I've seen 8 OEM stickers out in the wild. Never seen a 10 one.
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@El_Heffe said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
@boomzilla said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
You wouldn't download a car key.
False argument. It isn't possible to "download" physical objects. It it was possible, I can guarantee you that there would be people doing it.
With the arrival of 3D printers, especially ones that can work in metal, while you can't download the object, you can download a block of data to feed to your printer and print the object. It's a real distinction, but a bit subtle for most people.
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@Steve_The_Cynic I need to download some more RAM.
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I don't think Microsoft really cares that much, why should Google?
I get lots of scam ads in my Gmail inbox. Stuff like "Posteitaliane: you have a package waiting for you!". I reported it to a Googler friend of mine, who said "it's clearly unacceptable", I sent him a few screenshots, and of course nothing happened.
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@admiral_p said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
I don't think Microsoft really cares that much, why should Google?
I get lots of scam ads in my Gmail inbox. Stuff like "Posteitaliane: you have a package waiting for you!". I reported it to a Googler friend of mine, who said "it's clearly unacceptable", I sent him a few screenshots, and of course nothing happened.
99% of Google's revenue comes from advertising. As long as Google is getting paid why would they stop them?
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@HardwareGeek said in Tech YouTube channel advertising stolen Windows keys and saying they're legit:
@Steve_The_Cynic I need to download some more RAM.
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