Why is it "illegal" to backup my games?

[Kasz216]

Khuutra said:

Kasz216 said:

twesterm said:

Galaki said:

If it's not illegal, then why it is impossible for me to play from backup without going through modding my system? Which is not what I wanted to do.

They want the system as closed as possible because if they didn't, something like the Dreamcast would happen.  You could simply copy a disc and play it, backup or not, so that's what people did. 

Dreamcast sold 8.9 Million consoles...

and sold 52.9 Million pieces of software.

An attach rate of over 6.5 games per system for a system that was discontinued so early.

The dreamcast really wasn't pirated to all hell.  I'm not even sure i've ever heard Segaonce complain about piracy on the Dreamcast.

Actually, Sony got all up in arms about Bleem! on the  Dreamcast, if I remember.

They lost every single rendered decision but kept Bleem in court until they went bankrupt.

Meant Sega... I keep saying sony instead of sega...

Though what's scarier is, using the official Vgchartz numbers rather then the numbers  I could find on the internet....

Dreamcast actually had an attach rate of 7.9.  Which is higher then the sysetms now right I think? (Good ammuntion for the piracy hurt PSP software sales arguements no doubt.  Piracy increased PSP sales.  Just like music piracy increases Ipod sales by about 75%.  Wish I could find that study again.)

 

As for the Bleem thing... yeah.  That's why I'm glad that Geohotz guy is getting donated some money, so he can at least have the sembelence of a fair trial.  I feel like there needs to be some provision in corproate lawsuits where they sue a common person where they can only spend up to so much on legal fees and effort unless the individual spends more.

You see corproations sue people all the time in cases they can't win, just because they know people can't afford it and will be forced to settle before it gets to trial.