Is it illegal to . . . . . .

[mmitchell86]

Is it illegal to copy games (onto cd-r) my brother & friends have and to use the copied games for my own personal use??

Michael.

PS: I have no intention to copy games for financial gain.

[dlinkwit27]

yes

[anubis2003]

Yes it is. It is considered financial gain because you didn't spend the money that could have bought those games. You can make copies of games and use the copied versions yourself, but you can't sell or let others use the other copies.

[mmitchell86]

fcuk me, that was quick.

Are you guys interested in buying illegal copies?:D just kidding ya

Michael

[dlinkwit27]

i got ya in the same min even! go me! :D

[m0e]

It is legal to make copies of copywrited material for backups in case something happens to the original. But if you no longer own the original you must destroy all copies that you have made. Now try to explain those laws (and I know about the precedents and legal decisions that created those laws) so it would make sense.

[SNYder]

i have no morals

[Galtran]

:D lol! maybe I'm wanted by FBI! lol I have like... 40 copyed games... :P (but today with all that cd/dvd recorders... is impossible control that little problem)

[dirkdeftly]

actually, it can't really be enforced because you weren't infringing any copyright laws, as i understand it

[liquidmotion]

you understand NOTHING! :D

[hgnis]

I take the 5th. :D

[binary hero]

the police can smell a cd-burner operating for illegal puproses at 200meters. they also have cd-sniffer dogs - beware THEY WILL CATCH YOU.

[EnDurA]

ha, so thats what those dogs were outside my house

[ryan]

Yeah there was a bust in my neighborhood.. Luckily I have 3' 1/2 floppy scent on my burner :D

[Vie]

I just give the dogs a few sausages and they tell you when there planning the next raid.

[EnDurA]

hmm when i did that i lost a few fingers, guess i should wash my hands after burning

[Vie]

Wight spirits will get rid of that "just burnt" smell.

[caserock90]

I sell them non profit organiztions, like my looser buds @ werk.
just kidding, i give them away.:hang:

!!crap, whos at the door!!!

[Obedo]

What I don't understand is if they don't want us to copy these things why do they provide us with the technology to do so? It's like giving a 12 year old boy a dirty book and then telling him not to bet-off.

[fwgx]

So you can't think of any legitimate reason to hold large ammounts of data on removable storage?









Oh dear oh dear oh dear......

[Obedo]

Thats what Zip Disks are for...or if you wish to carry a copy of you harddrive use a Jazz disk, Why do we need a burner if not to copy copyrighted data...makes no sence.

[m0e]

Originally posted by Obedo
Thats what Zip Disks are for...or if you wish to carry a copy of you harddrive use a Jazz disk, Why do we need a burner if not to copy copyrighted data...makes no sence.

Every where you go to use a computer it has a zip drive or jaz drive? I burn my .docs, patches, upgrades to to cd because cdrom's are everywhere.:igor:

[caserock90]

yea, zip drives are old school. like the floppy :weird:

[fwgx]

CD's a lot cheaper too!

Heck core dumps can be gigs in size as can home movies! Large removable media is a must these days!

[Merlin]

According to the EULA of practically any software, you can be prosecuted for copying it, whatever your intentions were.

[m0e]

Originally posted by Merlin
According to the EULA of practically any software, you can be prosecuted for copying it, whatever your intentions were.

The precedent set by a few different court decisions overrides that. But that doesn't mean it won't be in the courts again if some [read as=conniving a**hole]clever lawyer[/read as] comes up with a new argument that the courts decide is valid enough to hear.
:igor:

[InvisableMan]

Originally posted by m0e
The precedent set by a few different court decisions overrides that. But that doesn't mean it won't be in the courts again if some [read as=conniving a**hole]clever lawyer[/read as] comes up with a new argument that the courts decide is valid enough to hear.
:igor:

if i'm holding coffee between my legs that i bought at mcdonalds while driving and it spills so i decide to sue mcdonalds apparently is a valid argument, and thats even more outlandish than this.

[EnDurA]

i could sue you for avatar if i wanted to, thats a valid law suit

[Curlirober]

whot the nice police man doesn't know wont hurt him(or u!!)

[eleet-2k2]

If you own the game and only burn a copy of it onto CD as a backup, then it is not illegal. Otherwise, it is.

[Picaune]

You can transfer your right to play the game to someone else provided you deinstall the game beforehand. That means if you go over to a friends house, you can give them that game provided you deinstall it on your computer beforehand and install it when you get home. Then it's his fault because he didn't destroy the game when he handed you the disk.

[EnDurA]

well, its not having having the game installed, its the licence agreement that goes with it, thus shareware is only active for say 30 days, or is only a snipit of the game/program. freeware on the otherhand (like what you are using right now) has a free licence agreement, but you can't say winamp is yours and make money out of it.
so if you asked to nice game devolpers if your friend could buy another copy of the licence agreement, then, it would be legal to do so.

btw, i may no all this, doesn't mean i follow it. My multimedia teacher hates me because i own pirated version of every program that we use.

btww, if there are any cops/sniches/people who report these things to people to come and hurt me, you didn't read that.