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RuySan
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 11 Jul 2001
Posts: 42
Location: Portugal |
I was trying to do a backup Copy of dd, like i normally do with my games, but i never get to copy the game right. My answer is: is the game with some kind of nasty protection, or my CD-RW is crappy? |
Fri Mar 21, 2003 4:51 pm |
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Val
Risen From Ashes
Joined: 18 Feb 2002
Posts: 14724
Location: Utah, USA |
Most games now-a-days use a form of copy protection on the CDs. So I would assume that yes, the CD is copy protected.
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Sat Mar 22, 2003 8:03 am |
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RuySan
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 11 Jul 2001
Posts: 42
Location: Portugal |
quote:
Originally posted by Val
Most games now-a-days use a form of copy protection on the CDs. So I would assume that yes, the CD is copy protected.
Is that legal? I suppose that i have the rights to copy the game for personal use |
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Sat Mar 22, 2003 1:48 pm |
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Myrthos
Spoiler of All Fun
Joined: 07 Jul 2001
Posts: 1926
Location: Holland |
It's copy protected. I don't think it's illegal though.
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Sat Mar 22, 2003 3:37 pm |
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Crawdaddy79
Village Leader
Joined: 24 Apr 2002
Posts: 84
Location: USA |
quote:
Originally posted by RuySan
Is that legal? I suppose that i have the rights to copy the game for personal use
You don't have those rights. It's only legal if the publishers of Divine Divinity say so. Which they do on the disc.. labeled as 'special cases'.
Anyway, it says in the game not to make illegal copies, or else your computer might blow up. |
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Wed Apr 02, 2003 1:54 am |
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the mighty stamar
High Emperor
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
Posts: 602
Location: arcata ca, humboldt county |
Yes it is legal.
Your purchasing the rights of the media, not the cd. In theory these rights last a lifetime, so if you could prove it you could contact the publisher and make them send you a back up cd 20 years from now.
Most games are copy protected.
You can make back up copys. It does have copy protection. In order to get the backups to run you would need to remove the copy protection from the installed program.
I wont explain how! |
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Wed Apr 02, 2003 2:28 am |
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Parcival
Rightful Heir To The Throne
Joined: 27 Jul 2002
Posts: 153
Location: The Netherlands |
You dont have to 'remove' the copy protection, just use a programme that copies the copy-protection info as well. try CloneCD
www.clonecd.net
And DO use it for personal backups only!
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Wed Jun 11, 2003 11:17 pm |
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Zephyr Elvirion
Baron of the Court
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Posts: 336
Location: New Zealand. |
I too like to make a back-up and I tried Clony XXL, Clone and Nero - and none would copy successfully. It keeps saying the disk didn't have it's idenitifying data - or something like that.
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Sat Aug 02, 2003 6:43 am |
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craptor
Village Leader
Joined: 14 May 2003
Posts: 91
Location: austria |
As far as i know the cds contain hidden data files that cannot be copied by cd copying programs like nero burner. u cant even see them and the .exe of the game looks for these files when u run it. When u copy a cd u dont copy there hidden files so u need to use a crack to run the game. crack .exes are identical to the games exe files but they dont look for these hidden files. thats how i know 
Therefore the best games are the ones that doesnt require cd after installation. u can copy them and with a proper cover u can sell them as originals and earn ur pocket money ^^. |
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Sat Aug 23, 2003 1:04 am |
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Val
Risen From Ashes
Joined: 18 Feb 2002
Posts: 14724
Location: Utah, USA |
RPGDot does not support piracy.
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