From a purely technical standpoint, yes, it is piracy, but I doubt many people would complain considering he has purchased a copy beforehand, especially if it's new so that the money goes to the developers
Poll: Is it still pirating if you own a cop of the game-on another system?
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You are aloud to have a back up copy but on a diffrent system im not so sure?ChildofGallifrey said:
It's been a long while since I've heard anything on the matter, but I remember reading a few years ago (might be several years) that while you can legally create a back-up of your media (games, music, movies, what-have-you), bypassing the copy protection so you can is completely illegal no matter what. It's a "screwed if you do, screwed if you don't" situation. :|Ephraim J. Witchwood said:
Yes. If he bought the game and it doesn't specifically provide free copies for other systems, but he still wants a copy for another system, then he should be willing to pay for it. Whether he already has the game or not, it's still theft (or "copyright infringement," if you want to argue semantics), which is always wrong no matter how you scratch it.
Tell your friend to get Steam, as New Vegas will be included in a sale at some stage so he can buy it cheaper. OR tell him to trade in the 360 copy for a PC copy if he can't wait. He might have to put some money to it but at least he'll be in the clear legally.
Aye, that's if you plan on distributing it. However, if you want a backup without copy protection and you download it, it is still legal for you. The guy who uploaded it is committing a crime, you wouldn't be. That confuses the hell outta a lot of people i'd imagine.Ephraim J. Witchwood said:
However, OP:
Yeah, it'd be illegal in this scenario as the license for the software allows him to use it on the xbox, not the PC.
Edit: Damn, this is the first time when i've actually agreed with an example of piracy on here and voted yes. Usually i'm voting that things aren't piracy due to people owning a copy, etc.
oh!, but the rom is inclusive to one system (nintendo consoles actualy) so i would argue that they are both different games because they exist in different formats for different platforms, i mean, in the cost of the game they also charge you for the "port" to the platform of your choosing, so you are paying some to the XBOX for playing in it, then if you want it in another platform it would only be fair to pay enough to cover those costsRabish Bini said:
imo
This is one of those dilemmas where the industry needs to decide, are we buying the games, do we own them, or are we paying for the right to play them?
Either we own them, and we have more rights than they'd like, or we're renting the right to play them, in which case it should be like Steam's doing, or at least taking the first step towards. On Steam, you buy a Valve game, you get it available for PC and Mac.
OF course, this is complicated now, but if the next generation of consoles is going to be online stores only, there's not really any excuse to not unlock a purchased game for all formats, just like some of the more sensible movie companies are doing Blurays packaged with a dvd and a digital copy in one box.
You know what people who buy the Bluray 'triple play' movies, aren't doing? They're not hunting for a torrent site to find a copy of the movie they bought and paid for, to play on their ipod, and maybe not discovering how easy it is to pirate stuff.
Either we own them, and we have more rights than they'd like, or we're renting the right to play them, in which case it should be like Steam's doing, or at least taking the first step towards. On Steam, you buy a Valve game, you get it available for PC and Mac.
OF course, this is complicated now, but if the next generation of consoles is going to be online stores only, there's not really any excuse to not unlock a purchased game for all formats, just like some of the more sensible movie companies are doing Blurays packaged with a dvd and a digital copy in one box.
You know what people who buy the Bluray 'triple play' movies, aren't doing? They're not hunting for a torrent site to find a copy of the movie they bought and paid for, to play on their ipod, and maybe not discovering how easy it is to pirate stuff.
No, it isn't. Saying it is, is the same thing as saying you have to buy 2 versions of the PS3 copy if you have 2 PS3s.
Yes, it is. "The way you see it" is irrelevant. Those big long EULA's which you either read, check-box sign, or are implied as complicit to by the act of playing the game allow for a license to that copy of the game, and nothing else. It's fucked up, but thems the breaks.
I would say no and I will liken it to music.
I look at it as if I owned the music on a tape and then downloaded the song in an mp3 format. I have paid for the song so I should be able to enjoy it anywhere I want.
The only touchy area I imagine is if you consider the cost to be unique for each platform.
On a side note:
If I have paid for a game and the disc is unreadable, should the company then replace the disc for less than the retail price since I have already paid for the use of the software?
I look at it as if I owned the music on a tape and then downloaded the song in an mp3 format. I have paid for the song so I should be able to enjoy it anywhere I want.
The only touchy area I imagine is if you consider the cost to be unique for each platform.
On a side note:
If I have paid for a game and the disc is unreadable, should the company then replace the disc for less than the retail price since I have already paid for the use of the software?