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Gnizmo said:

vaio said:

You guys are forgetting that you belong to different countries. In allmost all of europe you are not buying the license you are buying the game and it´s not illegal to borrow it to someone and have to copies of it.

In the US you aperantly are prohibited from doing so but here in Europe when you buy something it´s yours and you are allowed to do what you will with it unless you are copying it in a big scale and make money from it. Actually most countries only prohibit you to make money on a game you purchased but other then that you are allowed to do anyting you will with it.

 

 I have to think you are over stating your point here. Intelectual Property laws exist in every major european country and are harsher in some places than here in the US. There are a lot tighter laws on what you are allowed to do with the game but you are still limited. I can think of more than a few sites heavy in torrents that were based out of various European countries that got taken down hard and never made a dime. Same principle for game copying.

I said allmost all there are a few that have harsh laws but basicly they are not even close to yours, i´ve read the text in the games and they are riddicioulous. I am sure that you think they are reasnoable since you lived with it your whole life but for me that has lived without them my whole life I find them ridicioulous, insulting and very intrusive.

 



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greenmedic88 said:
By opening and using the game, you are agreeing to the terms of the license.

Again, read the contract if you're not sure whether you're within your legal rights. Call the consumer department if you're still clueless.

So, if someone else opens that box, then lost the cd, then if i find it, i can copy the game,  if i won`t use it? =)))

If i don`t open the box, then i don`t violate the agreement, right? If i`m not using the game, i can copy it, right? =) Or where is the violation? :)



Every 5 seconds on earth one child dies from hunger...

2009.04.30 - PS3 will OUTSELL x360 atleast by the middle of 2010. Japan+Europe > NA.


Gran Turismo 3 - 1,06 mln. in 3 weeks with around 4 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Gran Turismo 4 - 1,16 mln. with 18 mln. PS2 on the launch.

Final Fantasy X - around 2 mln. with 5 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Final Fantasy X-2 - 2.4 mln. with 12 mln. PS2 on the launch.

 

1.8 mln. PS3 today(2008.01.17) in Japan. Now(2009.04.30) 3.16 mln. PS3 were sold in Japan.
PS3 will reach 4 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 25k.

PS3 may reach 5 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 50k.
PS2 2001 vs PS3 2008 sales numbers =) + New games released in Japan by 2009 that passed 100k so far

Gnizmo said:
vaio said: 

 But those agreements doesn´t exist here there are only valid in your country.

 Only in my country, no. Not in your country, perhaps. Eulas have been upheld in more than a few European countries. It has been a while since the days where I actually cared about these things but I could try to dig up some sources for you if you like.

I worded my self wrong in that post because it does exist but they have been modified acording to our laws in respective country.

 What I meant was that your version of the agreement doesn´t exost here.



Vaio - "Bury me at Milanello"      R.I.P AC Milan

In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird.
Now the world is weird  and people take Prozac  to make it normal.

If laughing is the best medicine and marijuana makes you laugh

Is marijuana the best medicine?

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

“If any creator has not played Mario, then they’re probably not a good creator. That’s something I can say with 100 percent confidence. Mario is, for game creators, the development bible.

You could also just steal a crate full of games, thus eliminating the need to make more copies. Just say "I found them."

If you need more copies, then just steal another crate; that way, there would be no question as to whether you were violating any software user agreements. Just remember to say "I found these too."



vaio said:

I said allmost all there are a few that have harsh laws but basicly they are not even close to yours, i´ve read the text in the games and they are riddicioulous. I am sure that you think they are reasnoable since you lived with it your whole life but for me that has lived without them my whole life I find them ridicioulous, insulting and very intrusive.

 

 Germany has way harsher laws than the US as an example. I don't find them ok because I have lived with them my whole life. I find them ok because I think developers should be paid for their work. Creating a copy of a game and giving it to a friend is terrible. You are rewarding someone for creating a game you enjoy by denying them a sale. That is messed up.

 Also, you don't learn as much about the enforceability and questionable legality of eulas as I have by simply obeying them. Most eulas are actually illegal and thus unenforceable in the US. They over step their bounds and invalidate the entire contract by attempting to set restrictions they are not allowed to or failing to follow the rules needed to make them legal. Don't think that what they put there simply means it is suddenly legally binding. The fact that you have to agree to a contract you can't read to buy the game puts extremely heavy limitations on what you can put in the contract and still have it be legally binding.



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vaio said:
Gnizmo said:
vaio said: 

 But those agreements doesn´t exist here there are only valid in your country.

 Only in my country, no. Not in your country, perhaps. Eulas have been upheld in more than a few European countries. It has been a while since the days where I actually cared about these things but I could try to dig up some sources for you if you like.

I worded my self wrong in that post because it does exist but they have been modified acording to our laws in respective country.

 What I meant was that your version of the agreement doesn´t exost here.

But most countries do have copyright and IP laws, licensing laws, etc. While they may not be exactly the same from one nation to the next, there are legal boundaries/rights.

Somehow, I can't see any software company distributing software to a country completely devoid of copyright laws.

 



greenmedic88 said:

But most countries do have copyright and IP laws, licensing laws, etc. While they may not be exactly the same from one nation to the next, there are legal boundaries/rights.

Somehow, I can't see any software company distributing software to a country completely devoid of copyright laws.

 

 Companies continue to release their software in China despite essentially no IP laws if you are not China. While I think there are a few on the books, they are not close to enforced unless you are directly owned by China.



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Gnizmo said:

vaio said:

I said allmost all there are a few that have harsh laws but basicly they are not even close to yours, i´ve read the text in the games and they are riddicioulous. I am sure that you think they are reasnoable since you lived with it your whole life but for me that has lived without them my whole life I find them ridicioulous, insulting and very intrusive.

 

 Germany has way harsher laws than the US as an example. I don't find them ok because I have lived with them my whole life. I find them ok because I think developers should be paid for their work. Creating a copy of a game and giving it to a friend is terrible. You are rewarding someone for creating a game you enjoy by denying them a sale. That is messed up.

 Also, you don't learn as much about the enforceability and questionable legality of eulas as I have by simply obeying them. Most eulas are actually illegal and thus unenforceable in the US. They over step their bounds and invalidate the entire contract by attempting to set restrictions they are not allowed to or failing to follow the rules needed to make them legal. Don't think that what they put there simply means it is suddenly legally binding. The fact that you have to agree to a contract you can't read to buy the game puts extremely heavy limitations on what you can put in the contract and still have it be legally binding.

 

 Well it´s within your right to care more about a companies right to make more money then your own right to do what you want with a property you bought and own. Your laws (germany and france those are the major countries that are harsh) about a bought game are very similar to the rights you have to rentals here.

You just have to accept that your way isn´t nececary the right way (neither is ours) and your laws aren´t the final word other then your country. We have laws that protect our right to own what we bought and you have to accept that.

Maybe in the future we will get your kind of laws or you will get ours but untill then acceptanc of eachothers difference is the only key.

Didn´t want to start a disscusion but I thought that if you were aware of the difference in your countries then maybe this wouldn´t get out of hand which I am afraid it will.



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In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird.
Now the world is weird  and people take Prozac  to make it normal.

If laughing is the best medicine and marijuana makes you laugh

Is marijuana the best medicine?

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

“If any creator has not played Mario, then they’re probably not a good creator. That’s something I can say with 100 percent confidence. Mario is, for game creators, the development bible.

But stealing is bad, making a copy is good. =) Sharing is VERY good.

So far, we found a way to copy a game without violation user agreement.))

Anyway, just by american logic, if you bought and downloaded an MP3 song to ipod, then you are not able to listen to it anywere except your ipod. If you want to listen that song on PC, you must copy that song on pc and delete it from ipod. Right?
So you pay for what?
And why you shouldn`t be allowed to copy that song to pc, audio cd, ipod and mobile phone? How about my consumer`s rights???
Because, this is User Agreement and if you don`t like, don`t buy? Ok, i will just download it. By doing that i won`t violate any user agreements and get more value from a song. =)
Same goes for software i think.



Every 5 seconds on earth one child dies from hunger...

2009.04.30 - PS3 will OUTSELL x360 atleast by the middle of 2010. Japan+Europe > NA.


Gran Turismo 3 - 1,06 mln. in 3 weeks with around 4 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Gran Turismo 4 - 1,16 mln. with 18 mln. PS2 on the launch.

Final Fantasy X - around 2 mln. with 5 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Final Fantasy X-2 - 2.4 mln. with 12 mln. PS2 on the launch.

 

1.8 mln. PS3 today(2008.01.17) in Japan. Now(2009.04.30) 3.16 mln. PS3 were sold in Japan.
PS3 will reach 4 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 25k.

PS3 may reach 5 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 50k.
PS2 2001 vs PS3 2008 sales numbers =) + New games released in Japan by 2009 that passed 100k so far

greenmedic88 said:
vaio said:
Gnizmo said:
vaio said: 

 But those agreements doesn´t exist here there are only valid in your country.

 Only in my country, no. Not in your country, perhaps. Eulas have been upheld in more than a few European countries. It has been a while since the days where I actually cared about these things but I could try to dig up some sources for you if you like.

I worded my self wrong in that post because it does exist but they have been modified acording to our laws in respective country.

 What I meant was that your version of the agreement doesn´t exost here.

But most countries do have copyright and IP laws, licensing laws, etc. While they may not be exactly the same from one nation to the next, there are legal boundaries/rights.

Somehow, I can't see any software company distributing software to a country completely devoid of copyright laws.

 

So do we, but for us they don´t prohibit you from using it in a privat mutter like borrowing it to a neighbour/friend and letting them play the game or make copies of it so you don´t wear out the original. The laws we have prevents you from trying to make money on the intelectual property and specificly intended to stop bigscale copyright infringment not personal copies.

 



Vaio - "Bury me at Milanello"      R.I.P AC Milan

In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird.
Now the world is weird  and people take Prozac  to make it normal.

If laughing is the best medicine and marijuana makes you laugh

Is marijuana the best medicine?

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

“If any creator has not played Mario, then they’re probably not a good creator. That’s something I can say with 100 percent confidence. Mario is, for game creators, the development bible.