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Darthvoy

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It is not illegal to have a "back-up", however the cracks used to make the warez game playable may be.
 

spaceman

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may or may not be legal.perfectly ethical IMO
i did the very same thing.
screw steam.
 

Hammer

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Originally posted by: FleshLight
Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
return it and buy it off of steam

Returning opened software = no no.

morally, its ok. legally, its not.

But I technically own the license to use the software right?

you're circumventing the copy protection built into the game. that violates the license and the DMCA
 

Injury

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It'll be funny when they find you using cracks and such and ban your legal key for it.
 

FleshLight

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Originally posted by: Injury
It'll be funny when they find you using cracks and such and ban your legal key for it.

I already beat it so it's off my harddrive. And cd-keys aren't tied to your ip.
 

Juice Box

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Originally posted by: FleshLight
Originally posted by: Injury
It'll be funny when they find you using cracks and such and ban your legal key for it.

I already beat it so it's off my harddrive. And cd-keys aren't tied to your ip.

no, they are tied to ur steam account