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Originally posted by Granamere:
The law states that if a person owns a piece of software there is the 80 - 20 law. In theory you could not use Microsoft Word or your laptop and desktop at the same time so it is legal for you to own one copy and have it on both computers. If you and someone else are using it then it is piracy. The exception to that is if you are only putting it on one PC the family shares then it is not piracy. If you have to use a crack it is piracy. Piracy is the reason MS put activation into XP. Try to install that on three systems you will have a problem. If you need it I can post the Microsoft number about licensing and they can explain it in great detail and are pretty nice about it.
I do understand there is the letter of the law and there is how it was meant. Think of it this way. How would you feel about it if you have coded the software? Really think about that for a moment. If this sells you get paid if it does not your company folds. Look at Atari it died and it was a huge company. The only reason we have it on the NWN box is because someone wanted to have the brand name "Atari". I think Midway is gone now also how is Serria doing? So before you go they makes lots of money; no they do not. I work for one of the guys who originally made Frogger. He had to change his line of business because he wanted to make money. So this is kind of close to home for me.
This is a fun chat but it really does not belong in this forum. If we want to keep it up we should more it to the general forum or somewhere else.
Thanks,
Granamere
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Oh I know well that in theory using the same disc is piracy but my point is simply that in practice most don't. Even alot of companies using MS word for example (a friend of mine owns a printing company) don't buy 50 or more copies to cater for 50 or more desktops - It's just easier and more economical to use the one (or two). While using it for company purposes would probably tend more toward piracy I still feel that letting my other half use and play the same game as me is okay. This is my personal moral law only and one alot of people live by. I also feel that backing up my game should be okay since It's mine.
As for the topic you're right and this has come up all too much in GC anyways My intention was just to throw my two cents in.