Posted December 13, 2016
If you buy a BlueRay, make a bunch of copes, and hand them out to your friends, that is illegal. Same thing here.
Is this what you are actually telling me?
Elvis is Dead
Find me in STEAM OT
Registered: Dec 2012
From Other
If you buy a BlueRay, make a bunch of copes, and hand them out to your friends, that is illegal. Same thing here.
Is this what you are actually telling me?
PaterAlf
Cookie Monster
Registered: Apr 2012
From Christmas Island
Posted December 13, 2016
It's not about higher moral standards? You asked if it is allowed and I gave you the answer. It is illegal, because by buying the games here you just get a single personal license.
hewiman2142
New User
Registered: Oct 2016
From Canada
Posted December 13, 2016
low rated
No i should not! i should be able to obtain these keys if i have the game, i should not have to re-buy them. This is a drm free site, if somebody buys a game then they allowed to give it to their friends, period, how about you just answer the damn question.
Since when does DRM equate with illegal copy and distribution?
Is this what you are actually telling me?
Is this what you are actually telling me?
No what you did was make a bunch of heinous assumptions without any actual proof.
Post edited December 13, 2016 by hewiman2142
Elvis is Dead
Find me in STEAM OT
Registered: Dec 2012
From Other
Posted December 13, 2016
Okay this guy has two brain cells fighting for air here and I can't deal with that. :P
I'm going to throw him into the scammer thread, not for scamming but for running around in here ripping this place off with his pirated codes.
HOPEFULLY the rest of the forum and a Blue or two, not counting Tauto who approves of this bullshit, will pick up on this and cut this guy off.
I'm going to throw him into the scammer thread, not for scamming but for running around in here ripping this place off with his pirated codes.
HOPEFULLY the rest of the forum and a Blue or two, not counting Tauto who approves of this bullshit, will pick up on this and cut this guy off.
real.geizterfahr
Grumpy Old Gamer
Registered: Apr 2010
From Spain
Posted December 13, 2016
hewiman2142
New User
Registered: Oct 2016
From Canada
Posted December 13, 2016
low rated
I'm going to throw him into the scammer thread, not for scamming but for running around in here ripping this place off with his pirated codes.
HOPEFULLY the rest of the forum and a Blue or two, not counting Tauto who approves of this bullshit, will pick up on this and cut this guy off.
Prolence
New User
Registered: Jun 2016
From Finland
Posted December 13, 2016
high rated
From the FAQ:
9. Can I enjoy my purchases both on my laptop and desktop computer at home?
Yes. We do not limit the number of installations or reinstallations, as long as you install your purchased games on computers in your household. So yeah, if you've got a render-farm in the basement, you might actually break the world record for the number of legal Witcher installations in one household. However, if you think about installing your game on a friend's machine or sharing it with others then please don't do it, okay?
Just to throw this out there, unless your friend gifted the copy to you with GOG's own gifting system, this applies.
This is the time I'm having and willing to put here, so take it as you may.
9. Can I enjoy my purchases both on my laptop and desktop computer at home?
Yes. We do not limit the number of installations or reinstallations, as long as you install your purchased games on computers in your household. So yeah, if you've got a render-farm in the basement, you might actually break the world record for the number of legal Witcher installations in one household. However, if you think about installing your game on a friend's machine or sharing it with others then please don't do it, okay?
Just to throw this out there, unless your friend gifted the copy to you with GOG's own gifting system, this applies.
This is the time I'm having and willing to put here, so take it as you may.
Elvis is Dead
Find me in STEAM OT
Registered: Dec 2012
From Other
Posted December 13, 2016
COULD A BLUE PLEASE COME IN HERE AND AFFIRM THIS SO WE CAN GET ON WITH OUR LIVES!? :P
PaterAlf
Cookie Monster
Registered: Apr 2012
From Christmas Island
Posted December 13, 2016
Maybe you should read GOG's ToS. Especially this part:
"2.1 We give you and other GOG users the personal right (known legally as a 'licence') to use GOG services and to download and/or stream (depending on the content) and use GOG content. This licence is for your personal use."
Maybe you should read my answer again. I didn't make any assumptions at all.
"2.1 We give you and other GOG users the personal right (known legally as a 'licence') to use GOG services and to download and/or stream (depending on the content) and use GOG content. This licence is for your personal use."
Maybe you should read my answer again. I didn't make any assumptions at all.
Bigs
Fall into delusion!
Registered: Nov 2008
From Australia
Posted December 13, 2016
Make this a sticky!™
hewiman2142
New User
Registered: Oct 2016
From Canada
Posted December 13, 2016
low rated
I'm going to throw him into the scammer thread, not for scamming but for running around in here ripping this place off with his pirated codes.
HOPEFULLY the rest of the forum and a Blue or two, not counting Tauto who approves of this bullshit, will pick up on this and cut this guy off.
9. Can I enjoy my purchases both on my laptop and desktop computer at home?
Yes. We do not limit the number of installations or reinstallations, as long as you install your purchased games on computers in your household. So yeah, if you've got a render-farm in the basement, you might actually break the world record for the number of legal Witcher installations in one household. However, if you think about installing your game on a friend's machine or sharing it with others then please don't do it, okay?
Just to throw this out there, unless your friend gifted the copy to you with GOG's own gifting system, this applies.
This is the time I'm having and willing to put here, so take it as you may.
Post edited December 13, 2016 by hewiman2142
Tallima
TreasureHunting!
Registered: Apr 2010
From United States
Posted December 13, 2016
high rated
I've met people who thought DRM-free meant shareable. It's not the case.
DRM-free just means there are no technological things in place to keep you from making copies. DRM-free means that you can play your game without having to be connected to the internet, or pull out your magic word-finder, or get a glitch that eats your saves because it thinks you stole it.
By the TOS at the store, you can share your games only amongst your household.
An old article that I'm sute I won't find right now had a rep for GOG saying that you could treat yourbgame like a CD. You could loan it to a friend if you weren't playing it. That is against the TOS, but I don't think GOG will be upset if your friend D lent you some games that he's no longer playing to try out. Bit if you like the games, I'd recommend buying them.
Buying games puts mkney into game maker's hands. Those few extra bucks you talked about above are very important to developers. Many developers work for very little money. Some only make money after years and years of fee work (bioware doctors didn't take a dime for 5 years according to an interview I recently read in game informer). And those dollars deed their family. They also keep studios making new games. Lots of studios close when people don't buy their games.
As for your answer, GOG Galaxy is a non-required client. To purchase games on gog that work with your account, you can either purchase them, get them from a gift code, or get freebies during promos. Neverwinter nights was just given away, for instance.
I think most people here have prorated a game before for many reasons. But when a storefront makes a massive move to help people enjoy their classic games anf new games while trusting their customers by removing their DRM, Then it would be an appropriate response by people who are thankful for that decision to honor it through thoughtful purchases and diligently avoiding piracy.
Lastly, it is wrong. I don't think you care much about right and wrong for some reason, but enough people doing a wrong thing can really screw someone over. So I would applaud you if we're to do the right thing here. Try out the games, buy what you like.
DRM-free just means there are no technological things in place to keep you from making copies. DRM-free means that you can play your game without having to be connected to the internet, or pull out your magic word-finder, or get a glitch that eats your saves because it thinks you stole it.
By the TOS at the store, you can share your games only amongst your household.
An old article that I'm sute I won't find right now had a rep for GOG saying that you could treat yourbgame like a CD. You could loan it to a friend if you weren't playing it. That is against the TOS, but I don't think GOG will be upset if your friend D lent you some games that he's no longer playing to try out. Bit if you like the games, I'd recommend buying them.
Buying games puts mkney into game maker's hands. Those few extra bucks you talked about above are very important to developers. Many developers work for very little money. Some only make money after years and years of fee work (bioware doctors didn't take a dime for 5 years according to an interview I recently read in game informer). And those dollars deed their family. They also keep studios making new games. Lots of studios close when people don't buy their games.
As for your answer, GOG Galaxy is a non-required client. To purchase games on gog that work with your account, you can either purchase them, get them from a gift code, or get freebies during promos. Neverwinter nights was just given away, for instance.
I think most people here have prorated a game before for many reasons. But when a storefront makes a massive move to help people enjoy their classic games anf new games while trusting their customers by removing their DRM, Then it would be an appropriate response by people who are thankful for that decision to honor it through thoughtful purchases and diligently avoiding piracy.
Lastly, it is wrong. I don't think you care much about right and wrong for some reason, but enough people doing a wrong thing can really screw someone over. So I would applaud you if we're to do the right thing here. Try out the games, buy what you like.
zeogold
The Puzzlemaster
Registered: Dec 2012
From United States
Posted December 13, 2016
What you and your friend are doing is considered piracy which, although I doubt you'll get arrested/can be stopped for it, is illegal and generally looked down upon.
You can't get the serial key unless you bought the game yourself. The only way you could get any help is if you asked support, but the chances of them giving you aid on pirated games is next to nil. So to answer your question:
No, there's nothing you can do. Either buy the games yourself or don't use Galaxy.
real.geizterfahr
Grumpy Old Gamer
Registered: Apr 2010
From Spain
Posted December 13, 2016
Look... You don't buy "games" in digital stores. You "buy" two other things instead:
1. A personal, non-transferable license to play the game you "bought"
2. Access to the service of the store where you bought the license (service = download the game, get patches, etc.)
Your friend bought the games (=licenses) and was NOT allowed to share the installers. DRM free doesn't mean that you can give away copies of your installers. DRM free just means, that the guys who run the store (and the publishers and developers of the game) TRUST you, not to give away the installers and thus don't implement any technical means to prevent you from sharing them.
1. A personal, non-transferable license to play the game you "bought"
2. Access to the service of the store where you bought the license (service = download the game, get patches, etc.)
Your friend bought the games (=licenses) and was NOT allowed to share the installers. DRM free doesn't mean that you can give away copies of your installers. DRM free just means, that the guys who run the store (and the publishers and developers of the game) TRUST you, not to give away the installers and thus don't implement any technical means to prevent you from sharing them.
hewiman2142
New User
Registered: Oct 2016
From Canada
Posted December 13, 2016
low rated
DRM-free just means there are no technological things in place to keep you from making copies. DRM-free means that you can play your game without having to be connected to the internet, or pull out your magic word-finder, or get a glitch that eats your saves because it thinks you stole it.
By the TOS at the store, you can share your games only amongst your household.
An old article that I'm sute I won't find right now had a rep for GOG saying that you could treat yourbgame like a CD. You could loan it to a friend if you weren't playing it. That is against the TOS, but I don't think GOG will be upset if your friend D lent you some games that he's no longer playing to try out. Bit if you like the games, I'd recommend buying them.
Buying games puts mkney into game maker's hands. Those few extra bucks you talked about above are very important to developers. Many developers work for very little money. Some only make money after years and years of fee work (bioware doctors didn't take a dime for 5 years according to an interview I recently read in game informer). And those dollars deed their family. They also keep studios making new games. Lots of studios close when people don't buy their games.
As for your answer, GOG Galaxy is a non-required client. To purchase games on gog that work with your account, you can either purchase them, get them from a gift code, or get freebies during promos. Neverwinter nights was just given away, for instance.
I think most people here have prorated a game before for many reasons. But when a storefront makes a massive move to help people enjoy their classic games anf new games while trusting their customers by removing their DRM, Then it would be an appropriate response by people who are thankful for that decision to honor it through thoughtful purchases and diligently avoiding piracy.
Lastly, it is wrong. I don't think you care much about right and wrong for some reason, but enough people doing a wrong thing can really screw someone over. So I would applaud you if we're to do the right thing here. Try out the games, buy what you like.