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The vagueness and ambiguity might have something to do with the discrepancy of what GOG would like to permit, following common sense, and what the lawyers of the rights holders would tell them if they actually wrote that down? ;)
Post edited November 16, 2015 by Leroux
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CharlesGrey: I'd say you're good. And I'd be very surprised if you got an official reply stating the contrary.

Worst case, if it really bothers you that much, you could always buy some extra copies of certain games ( during a promo, ideally ). Whatever works for you.
I moved from Steam to avoid rebuying games I had already purchased.
How would you even be able to purchase a game for your son when he isn't old enough to have an account? If you create an account for his personal usage that's essentially illegal.

The way I see it, GOG can only benefit from a situation in which you let your son play games you've purchased through your account provided you do create a new, personal account for your son once he is 13. Right now he is a potential future customer and not a possible present one.
Post edited November 18, 2015 by Lemon_Curry
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mechmouse: I moved from Steam to avoid rebuying games I had already purchased.
I thought Steam had some kind of "family sharing"?!
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mechmouse: I moved from Steam to avoid rebuying games I had already purchased.
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toxicTom: I thought Steam had some kind of "family sharing"?!
What like wife swapping? That's fucked up!
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mechmouse: You could have 30 installations of Office installed in a company but only 20 licences and not be breaking the law, as long as only 20 are used at any time.
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mindblast: Not really. As long as those machines are functional, in case of an inspection, they would be checked as part of your company. If some illegal use of software is found on them, you are in trouble, including 10 of those licences, even if you have 20 on other computers.
FAST seamed happy enough when our installs exceeded our licenses, though we did have a licensing server to ensure compliance.

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mechmouse: I moved from Steam to avoid rebuying games I had already purchased.
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toxicTom: I thought Steam had some kind of "family sharing"?!
So did I, however it works like putting all your games onto one huge disc and you lend that disc.
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toxicTom: I thought Steam had some kind of "family sharing"?!
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tinyE: What like wife swapping? That's fucked up!
Yes but all wives are chained together and only one wife can be ermmmmm interacted with at any time.
Post edited November 16, 2015 by mechmouse
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mechmouse: FAST seamed happy enough when our installs exceeded our licenses, though we did have a licensing server to ensure compliance.
Yea, this might be your case. Maybe they don't have too many problems in UK, so they can be a little more relaxed. Over here, in Romania, those kind of controls, on software licences, are pretty rare, but when they happen, it's pretty much impossible to get out without fine. They are conducted by police.
They find an .mp3, an software like WinRAR, with "expired" licence. This thing, having less licenses than computers would be major offense for them. But there are many companies that use pirate software, so i understand their strictness.

And i said "fine" as it's the best case scenario. The punishment of using illegal software of any nature it's between penal fine and 4 years in prison and they also can close your company. So it's really nothing to play with. That's why i am usually pretty freaked out when i'm hearing about "personal use". In my mind, there is no way around it. Yea, as an simple citizen, you won't have any problems in sharing an game with your family. But for me, as i am firm too, a misinterpretation like that can cost me my business, as i use my personal computer at work too, for my firm.
Post edited November 16, 2015 by mindblast
If you want to play at the same time as your son, make sure each of you plays using one hand only.
Don’t you have some kind of law about this in UK?
Here in France I’m legally allowed to share my games/music/movies with my household. It’s still the case even if it is explicitely forbidden in the EULA.
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vv221: Don’t you have some kind of law about this in UK?
Here in France I’m legally allowed to share my games/music/movies with my household. It’s still the case even if it is explicitely forbidden in the EULA.
To be honest the EU laws on this area have been messed up, since computer games might not be software. Books, movies, any thing physical are covered.
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tinyE: What like wife swapping? That's fucked up!
What's so bad about wife-sharing? Unless you know my wife, of course...
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mechmouse: As much as I love GoG and despise Legal-ese I find the GoG USer Agreement painfully vague, unclear and contradictory.

My main issue is I'd like to install my GoG games on to my children's computer for them to use, and do so with the absolute blessing of the GoG legal team.

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Why the need for such extreme legal validation?

I'm fairly sure I've seen you bring this up in past threads as well and I truly wonder why:
-having the power to do what you want, the legalistic matter is actually what concerns you the most?
-having replies which are fairly clear that GOG does not bless what you would like * why the insistence?

* simultaneous installs is OK - simultaneous use not

PS.: GOG can't bless it - they're not the rights owners, just distributors...
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tinyE: What like wife swapping? That's fucked up!
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toxicTom: What's so bad about wife-sharing? Unless you know my wife, of course...
If she sees this ol' Tom will never be heard from again. :D
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tinyE: If she sees this ol' Tom will never be heard from again. :D
Possibly. The downsides of being married to a Valkyrie... But I will have died manly and with honor :-D
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mechmouse: As much as I love GoG and despise Legal-ese I find the GoG USer Agreement painfully vague, unclear and contradictory.

My main issue is I'd like to install my GoG games on to my children's computer for them to use, and do so with the absolute blessing of the GoG legal team.

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Brasas: Why the need for such extreme legal validation?

I'm fairly sure I've seen you bring this up in past threads as well and I truly wonder why:
-having the power to do what you want, the legalistic matter is actually what concerns you the most?
-having replies which are fairly clear that GOG does not bless what you would like * why the insistence?

* simultaneous installs is OK - simultaneous use not

PS.: GOG can't bless it - they're not the rights owners, just distributors...
I've bought it up before in terms of usage, how the installs are used. What happens next is someone says you don't own software, ignoring the fact you do own the license.

Mostly I don't like the ambiguity of it all. Buy a book and what you can and can't do with that book and its contained text is fairly clear. It is frustrating to have a question mark over something as simp.e as letting your own child use something you've bought.

Once again, there have been answers like the render farm, but that just says I can have 20 computers with the game installed, not that someone else can use it.

Also where did i say i wanted simultanious use of one install?
Post edited November 17, 2015 by mechmouse