eXclusive Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 Simple question. Am i allowed to make a personal back up of games i own ? I know this is silly, but im so confused. Thanks in advance :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritalin Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 my guess is yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.KICK Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 Yes you are :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted December 27, 2003 Veteran Share Posted December 27, 2003 You are allowed to copy any of the games you legally own, purely for backup purposes only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXclusive Posted December 27, 2003 Author Share Posted December 27, 2003 Well, then ... Its LEGAL ? So, i can make a thread on neowin asking how to backup a certain game, and what i should use ? Or would that break any rules ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint0 Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 I would've thought so, its not piracy, its just backing up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiglet Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 in that case, i would highly recommend Alcohol 120% from www.alcohol-software.com. will do the job you are looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXclusive Posted December 27, 2003 Author Share Posted December 27, 2003 Well since the thread is already here. Ill ask :D If i used Alcohol 120% wich settings should i use to make a perfect backup of C&C Generals Zero hour And Need for speed: Underground hehe thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiglet Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 select "copy wizard" from the main menu, at the bottom of the window that pops up there will be a "datatype" drop down box. select safedisc 2 for generals. i would guess the same for nfsu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baker Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 (edited) Actually, the DMCA allows licensers (game, music producers), to disallow it. If your games have ANY type of copy protection, even as little as Microsoft's "Please do not make copies of this disc", then you are not allowed to copy it in any way, even if you legally own it. Welcome to the wonderful world of licenses, in america that is =] Btw, first post here, I intend to visit and post more often. Edited December 27, 2003 by baker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXclusive Posted December 27, 2003 Author Share Posted December 27, 2003 select "copy wizard" from the main menu, at the bottom of the window that pops up there will be a "datatype" drop down box. select safedisc 2 for generals. i would guess the same for nfsu. Ahhh, thanks :) Hate using my cd's :) I wanna thank all if you for helping me out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiglet Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 np. im really impressed with alcohol 120%. when the program is reading your cd you may get at lot of data read errors. this is normal for copy protection like safedisc. the copy will still work. also dont be discouraged by the time it takes, once it gets past the read errors it will appear to speed up. usually takes about an hour or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cws125 Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 Actually, the DMCA allows licensers (game, music producers), to disallow it.? If your games haveANY> type of copy protection, even as little as Microsoft's "Please do not make copies of this disc", then you are not allowed to copy it in any way, even if you legally own it.Welcome to the wonderful world of licenses =] Btw, first post here, I intend to visit and post more often. "The DMCA does not affect rights, remedies, limitations, or defenses to copyright infringement, includingfair use>" IANAL, but I'm pretty sure you can make a back-up for archival purposes, etc. EDIT>: Added quotes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXclusive Posted December 27, 2003 Author Share Posted December 27, 2003 Weird .... i tried making a backup of my game today .. TONS of errors and it took ages. Now i done it again with my other drive. No errors at all .... going fast and steady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baker Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 "The DMCA does not affect rights, remedies, limitations, or defenses to copyright infringement, including fair use"IANAL, but I'm pretty sure you can make a back-up for archival purposes, etc. Right, it doesn't. If the (in this case) Game creator says you can make copies, you can. However, if they add any type of protection such as safedisc, and everything else they use, including the words "dont make copies" on the disc then you are forbidden from doing so. Thus the words "copy protection" =] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXclusive Posted December 27, 2003 Author Share Posted December 27, 2003 I can barely read what it says in the CD. The text is so small ... Are they stupid ? :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baker Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 Just to clear up, the fact is, copying a disc is illegal, but if you bought the game the developers aren't really going to care. Walking across the street outside of the crosswalk its illegal..etc...and me, who happens to work in law enforcement know that all too well. The overly anal, purely law enforcement stand point, yes, its illegal - the real world answer, you wont get in trouble for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXclusive Posted December 27, 2003 Author Share Posted December 27, 2003 and me, who happens to work in law enforcement know that all too well. I bought all my games, i never done anything illigal i swear sir :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimreaper Posted December 28, 2003 Share Posted December 28, 2003 I bought all my games, i never done anything illigal i swear sir :ninja: sure....sure :shifty: .......... :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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