I'm glad EA caught this. I must say however, I somehow feel a bit uncomfortable with the process. "I have IM'd the person in free stuff and ask them to come here and explain this situation." I think in cases of suspected piracy or copyright violation with posted items, the proper course is to bring the matter to the attention of the administrators. I don't want to draw lynch mob analogies, but I think there is a danger when people, even with the best intentions, call public meetings, and hail alleged offenders into the dock, demamding that they defend themselves. The statement "...if it's theirs, I have no problem. Hell, I may even apologize, heh," seems to indicate that even EA was not sure that a crime had been committed. An apology does not make up for a false public accusation. I am not saying that this person did not do exactly what they were accused of, I am only saying that this should be decided by the site admins, not in a forum. There are new people coming here every day. Some of them in their inexperience and eagerness to contribute mey feel that if something on the internet is free, they can use it as they see fit. True, they would be wrong and true they would be at fault for not reading restrictions (assuming they read English), but this still does not justify, in my opinion, being publicly branded a thief. If this is a community, then communities have established rules for dealing with transgressions. If you see a purse snatching, you call the police. You may even detain the perpetrator. You don't haul them into the nearest building, call in a group of passersby and hold court. EA, I'm really not criticizing your motives or your intentions, I hope you don't take it that way. I just think you could have done this differently.

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