For questions related to the laws that protect games, their creators and their consumers.
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Selling my legal game. What to do about the activation part?
I've sold my Microsoft Flight Simulator X game. Its a legal game. I have the cd keys, and I've activated it and can peacefully play it.
Now that I've sold it (it still hasn't reached him yet), what ...
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Legal ways of playing old games that aren't for sale any longer
There are a few old games that I want to play again (mostly Earthbound for the SNES), however I am finding it REALLY hard to get hold of a copy for a good price, as well as the requirement of ...
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Where can I find EULAs for games BEFORE I purchase them?
After impulse buying NFS: Hot Pursuit for €6.8, I noticed that Steam needed me to accept its EULA. That EULA mentioned I might have to install EA Download Manager Origin to get some content. I was not ...
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Are the Strategic Simulation Inc. Advanced Dungeons and Dragons games now in the public domain?
Does anyone know for certain whether or not the AD&D games produced by SSI in the '80s have been released to the public domain?
I have seen them offered for download at several abandonware sites, ...
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Other than being ethically correct, what are the benefits of playing with original game CDs?
Guys please don't take me in the wrong sense. I am not advocating for piracy. In fact I want to know about the advantages of playing with original game CDs so that I can attract gamers in my region, ...
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When I buy a game, what do I actually pay for?
Recently a discussion came up amongst friends. Some of us like to record our gameplay and put it up in YouTube, own3D, etc.
Problem is, some of us are getting copyright strikes / copyright claims, on ...
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What can/should you do if you buy a fake copy of a game? [closed]
I recently purchased a copy of Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride from a large retail corporation. It turns out that the game is a fake, as I cannot advance beyond the first scene of the ...
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How does the StarCraft 2 region lock work?
Does someone who wants to play the North America and Latin America versions of StarCraft 2 need to buy two keys, or is just one key enough to install both game clients?
I'm not sure about this on ...
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How do you know whether a game is in the Public Domain?
There's a lot of games out there whose original creators have long gone out of business. How (if at all) do these enter the Public Domain, and how can you tell? Are there other kinds of abandon ware?
