Piracy: ok or not?

[Dusty Lens]

I'm simply seeking to frame the topic, as I am rather sure that you're basing your question off of a specific event. Providing a blanket "no" for 1, for example, could avoid contextual scenarios such as the one which I provided.

That being said.

In regards to question 1 I would say yes.

So long as the demand falls within the cannon RP foundation of the associated NPC faction it is legit. Xenos could very well demand you stay out of Liberty and blow you up if you return that with a "LOLNO" and jump through the adjacent jumpgate.

It's a demand, same as 2milrdye or dropurcargolol.

Now that's the defined area, now on to the grey.

It would be an acceptable demand from a Xeno. A Rogue on the flipside would be hard pressed to find occasion to demand someone stay out of Liberty. They would rather fleece you and kill the Xeno to make sure he doesn't muck up the flow of traffic.

Now say you're in Edinburgh and you chance upon a Gaian who demands you flip about and get the hell out of system as opposed to re-fueling/whatever that goshdarn OSC lux liner. The Gaian didn't demand you give him muneez, he didn't demand you drop your cargo, but he did make a within RP -demand- that fits his faction.

Follow it or explode.

2) For 2, I don't have a good answer for that one. Opening with an "attack" such as a CD should always be valid prior to invoking some manner of communication, but following that... Well. Damned if I know.

But thems the rules, unless someone decides to change 'em. Pew pew pew.