- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: IWantSomeCookies
My Mum is a Policewoman, ( and my step-dad is a Policeman [ DONT ASK! ] ). I asked her.. she said it's ok, as long as your not making duplicates of the game [which I'm not] and selling it [which again, I and neither you are not] for profit, or giving it to someone else, unless they have paid Bungie directly [ an example.. ]
Its like a music CD. Say you buy a CD, and you burn the CD to another disc, because you want to use it for 1 copy in your car, and the other in your room, for example. That is fine, if you bought the CD legally to begin with. The same with games. You have 2 pcs, and want to play the same game on both PCs.. using an emulator /whatever it is.. is fine. IF, thats IF, you bought the game legally at first, and the money goes towards the game makers. If you downloaded Halo illegally, and the .img file to use the game, illegaly, then that is - illegal. Unless you own the game, and downloaded it from a site which says "only download if you have a copy of the game" - which most legal site say.
Hope I cleared it up for you.
Posted by: Johnny Orcface
Creating CD or DVD images or using a no-CD crack is illegal.
Its only illegal if you sell it on, or give it to someone else who hasn't bought the game legally previously. If you use it for YOUR OWN sake, for a LEGIT reason, then its legal. [ A reason like you have 2 pcs and want to use Halo on both pcs.. or w/e, or say you cannot get to your CD at that moment in time. But you own the game legally.
Please, read the DMCA.
If you bypass any copy protection on media disks, it's illegal. The law doesn't give a damn if it's for your own personal use.