You can gift these games to your friends, most games on GOG aren't very expensive, especially during the sales. It's possible that your friends wants to continue playing after the weekend if they like the games so they might be disappointed that it was a weekend only thing.
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Actually? No. It is legal. If the source is legal, it is legal to share with family and close friends.

http://anwalt-im-netz.de/urheberrecht/privatkopie-im-urheberrecht.html
Yeah? And I think it is pretty distasteful to tell people what to do with their purchases or to call it "Illegal". It is good that gog asks nicely, this way we can politely decline and keep buying to share with family.

I am actually wondering one thing.It mentions household - it doesn't mention *your* computers. How about family laptops and computers on premises?. What about if you have a computer that's mainly used at another premises?.

The question is what games are considered as. The article says that it would be ok for music and dvds but illegal for software...
Yeah the wording is quite diffuse. I have to say I did not feel bad to install games on laptop for taking them with me on holidays or for installing a game at work to play during lunchbreak :D
Somewhere there was a quote from one of the blues that we should just handle the games here like they were physical disks making it quite clear in my opinion that you can install it everywhere you want as long as only you are playing it, or when lending it to someone of your family you should not play it at the same time.
(can't find that post right now)

On the other hand he doesn't want to play with some friends who are at the other end of the world, but with them being around at the same place. So the one-household-rule might apply as long as he makes sure that they don't leave with the installed game. I would say that it isn't completely clear. It's more a gray zone GOG might even profit from it when they like the game and the service.

Wow I did not know about § 69c, that sucks. So we can share all media, but not software^^

lol

I'm going to make the assumption that because you have the same opinion as me, you are intelligent, kind, athletic and deeply, deeply attractive. :D

§ 53 UrhG is not applicable to software though. :( The article you linked even says so.

lol I couldn't have said it better myself :)

I get that, but it's still fairly gray. Sticking with the bit about movies - since gOg themselves make the comparison - there are no restrictions about how many people can watch the movie on the same screen. Could this apply to games for LAN play? Eeehhhh... they don't quite come out and say it, and functionally there isn't a difference between your own multiple PCs and friends PCs - so long as the friends uninstall the title(s) before leaving the premises. Or maybe I'm being a bit too lenient with the definition of "household". Probably am.



Ultimately, here's my practical take:

- If you have multiple PCs at the house and want to install the game on all of them, then they allow that. If the rules also allow multiple instances running at the same time, then I think he's in the clear so long as LAN play can be managed without quasi-legal or illegal workarounds with regard to individual keys.

- If the friends are bringing over their own PCs then it would seem that they should also have the means to purchase the game(s) in question, so tell them to stop being such cheap-asses and buy the game for themselves.

- Or the host, being in the Christmas spirit blah blah blah, could gift copies to the visiting friends.

Whatever the case, just buy the titles. Most don't cost that much, and we should treat the DRM-free honor system, well, honestly.

Oh well, whatever. I don't feel like arguing this at all, too tired.

Last I say on the topic is, if the game in question is Deus Ex, I'll provide the extra copies myself.

Why not play fair? Buy normally a game with *HOTSEAT* multiplayer. Enjoy at your place, with friends. If they liked it, it would be good for them to buy that game, too. GoG sells CHEAPLY, and has regular interesting offers. Don't *faq* gog... Not cool, that one.

Yeah, not cool bro. Do not does illegal stiff.

It is however perfectly legal to gift me http://www.gog.com/game/dins_curse_demon_war , as I already own the base game. In fact, I encourage you to do so.

Merry Christmas. np

Heh - that's cool. Ultimately, I advocate for the friends buying the titles. That way, no question about it being right or wrong, no gray areas to worry about, no iffy wording.