I have just read a post in which some one was asking about a lan party...
I see no problem in him wanting to do this as i dont think its ever stated in the user agreement on just how many computers you can have it installed in. As long as they were removed from the other machines i see no problem in this.
Correct me if im wrong.
Whats the problem here
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, Apr 29 2004 12:37 AM
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Posted 29 April 2004 - 03:40 AM
you are wrong. Installing it on peoples computers in order to play the game is not legal if they do not own the game. That disc is sold to a single user, it can be installed on one computer by law. Even Alcohol requires you to purchase additional licenses if you plan to use the program on another computer that YOU own.
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Posted 29 April 2004 - 05:20 AM
Well that was me who asked... out of curiosity. As you can see, I got mixed comments about that. But (this is only my opinion), Age of Empires is a model multi-player game, because you can have up to 4 people FULLY play multiplayer on a LAN with just 1 disc. That I don't mind doing, but say paying 400 for 10 discs, 1 for each person... thats illogical! Thats all im gonna say, as this is topic is on very thin ice.
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Posted 29 April 2004 - 06:36 AM
I'm sure you could get some sort of bulk licensing deal for X amount of a game. Some games supported spawning too, Diablo did, which allowed you to play MP with one copy. These games are few and far between now.
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Posted 29 April 2004 - 07:42 AM
the games that can be played multiplayer with only one purchase (legally 
) are easy to spot.
as they do not need a copied disc to be in the other machine/s to start the multiplayer session (or if they do, the disc is supplied).
a lot of multiplayer games also have some other form of protection i.e a key, just to make sure/emphasis the point i.e 1 game - 1 key
RAS1187 it may be illogical in your eye's, to have to own multiple copies, but it is the developers/publishers game and there choice if and how they do it. but it they do make it 1 game per machine (by whatever method) then there is no legal way around it other than buy multiple copies.
) are easy to spot. as they do not need a copied disc to be in the other machine/s to start the multiplayer session (or if they do, the disc is supplied).
a lot of multiplayer games also have some other form of protection i.e a key, just to make sure/emphasis the point i.e 1 game - 1 key
RAS1187 it may be illogical in your eye's, to have to own multiple copies, but it is the developers/publishers game and there choice if and how they do it. but it they do make it 1 game per machine (by whatever method) then there is no legal way around it other than buy multiple copies.
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