Legal Issues

I've been thinking about this for a while, and just wanted to know what others thought as well.If I buy a game from the store, it is mine. Now, if I make a copy of that game, and I use the copy, rather than the original to play, and I store the original in my shelf, is that considered legal? Am I ok in this?Now, let's say, a year from now, I have a garage sale, and I sell the original that I bought. Later on, I want to play the game again. Is it morally wrong to use the copy?Legal Issues
It might be legally wrong to do so, but I think as long as you keep it for yourself and don't go seeking profit from a copy I think you'd be okay. Don't take MY word on that.Legal Issues
answer to the first question is yes this is legal. obviously the answer to the second is that yes it is wrong. The reason for this is that when you buy a pc game you don't really buy the dvd. What you technically buy is the rights for personal use. In most cases you cannot pass on this right to someone else.
[QUOTE=''adrake4183''] answer to the first question is yes this is legal. obviously the answer to the second is that yes it is wrong. The reason for this is that when you buy a pc game you don't really buy the dvd. What you technically buy is the rights for personal use. In most cases you cannot pass on this right to someone else.[/QUOTE]



Sure you can pass it on. Your supposed to remove it from your PC, but that is a separate issue.
What most people don't understand is you're not buying the game.....You are buying the disc with the license to play that game. I'm sure you have heard that it's legal for consumers to make ''back-up:'' copies of their software legailly, this is a myth. From a legal standpoint it is 100% illegal to make copies since you don't own the game/software ect. From a moral stand point I don't see a problem with doing this..... However you're talking about selling a game at a garage sale with the intention of having a copy for yourself....Without a doubt that is considered piracy.
It's only illegal if you get caught. Sounds like it would not be worth catching you for that. Now try that with 1000 games - then you get the electric chair!

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