Should I get a psp?

[Esa-Petteri]

Khuutra said:

Esa-Petteri said:

Khuutra said:

You don't follow me.

I am sayig that an EULA is defined by copyright law. Any EULA has to pass inspection under the laws of your area, otherwise it ends up being challenged. That's why familiarizing yourself with the EULA is a good thing - it gives you an idea of what yoru legal boundaries are.

That is not true. I am not familiar with the US law, there it might be the case. As I said earlier, those EULA:s have been challanged in court and they were declared invalid. It is the local law which allows you to make a copy for yourself (and even share it with your friend) of your cd/game. However that does not apply to all computer software.

Really now! How very interesting. Please, enlighten me: if no EULA is valid in Finland (or the EU at large, I would assume, but we'll work on the Finland level right now) would you mind citing a case in which it is established that it is legal to make copies of the images of your games in your area? I would be most interested.

http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1961/19610404

 

There is the Finnish copyright law, have fun reading it. I don't have links for those cases ready and you would now understand them anyway. :)

http://www.minedu.fi/OPM/Tekijaenoikeus/tekijaenoikeuden_perusteita/tekijanoikeudesta_kysyttya/yksityinen_kopiointi.html

 

There is a short summary.

 

"Laillisesti hankitusta tietokoneohjelmasta saa kuitenkin valmistaa sellaiset kappaleet, jotka ovat tarpeen ohjelman käyttämiseksi aiottuun tarkoitukseen. Myös ohjelman käytön kannalta tarpeellisen varmuuskappaleen saa tehdä."

Run that through some translator and you will get the idea.

 

edit:

oh well

 

"You can make a copy from legally acquired computer program if it is needed to run the software for its intended purpose. You can also make a backup copy of the program, if it is necessary."

 

That is just for programs(which require a licence), games are considered just as movies/music. For movies/music, it is

"You can make a few copies for personal use, if the copying can be done without braking an efficient copy protection" That efficient copy protection is currently being decided at court. (CSS, i think).

 

And before someone starts flaming, this is about running a ps1 which you own on psp. :)