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Old 06-07-2009, 04:23 PM   #1
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Argh.
I just found my SimCity 200 box. only to find everything EXCEPT the disc. dangit.
Would it be legal (since I bought it legitimately), to torrent it?

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Old 06-07-2009, 08:53 PM   #2
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Would it have been illegal to have made a backup copy of the game incase you had lost it originally?

Some people who are really serious about pirating might say yes, but I say definetly say no, especially because you have already bought the game originally. Besides, its not like Microsoft is making any money off this game nowadays anyways.
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Old 06-08-2009, 01:12 AM   #3
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Would it have been illegal to have made a backup copy of the game incase you had lost it originally?

Some people who are really serious about pirating might say yes, but I say definetly say no, especially because you have already bought the game originally. Besides, its not like Microsoft is making any money off this game nowadays anyways.
Very sticky situation. I wouldn't be comfortable with getting it via torrent.
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Depends where you live. In Australia, even if you own it, it's illegal to have backups.

I would think anywhere else should be okay, so long as you use your CD key.
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If you're really that unsure about it, I'm sure you can find it cheap on something like Amazon/Ebay.
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Is it illegal? Probably.

Is it unethical? No.

I'd say go ahead and torrent it. I torrent music all the time after I buy it from Itunes, just to get better quality.
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Is it illegal? Probably.

Is it unethical? No.

I'd say go ahead and torrent it. I torrent music all the time after I buy it from Itunes, just to get better quality.
So you buy music from itunes then torrent the file, or you just torrent?
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So you buy music from itunes then torrent the file, or you just torrent?
I buy it, then I torrent it if I'm not happy with the quality.
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I buy it, then I torrent it if I'm not happy with the quality.
I see, I've never noticed anything overly wrong with the quality of songs that I download on itunes. What don't you like about itunes songs?
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I honestly don't see whats that bad about torrenting. Its illegal, but a record company would only ever sue you if you have a lot of money. If torrenting were legal (which it partially is with limewire..which I don't really get) does that mean that more people would do it? I don't torrent frequently, mainly due to the risks of viruses; but I guess you could say every so often I have a friend burn a CD for me or something like that.

I know you made this thread like a month ago, but I still don't feel like theres anything wrong with you torrenting it.
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Torrenting is not illegal. Torrenting copyrighted material is.

We do not advocate anything illegal on this website, and we do not allow members to either.
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