I have bought this game via internet and installed it in my desktop where it works OK but when I try to install it in my laptop (by copying the downloaded files in a CD) I can´t install it. What should I do?.
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You need internet access to install a game you've bought from GG. Also, are you sure you're allowed to install one game on two computers?Dakar said:
Uh, I don´t know. I think I should have the right to install it in as many machines as I want since someone who buys the phisical CD will have that right, why shouldn´t I?.Hallsten said:
Actually, the user has no such right. The license agreement for most software that you buy usually states that it's for one computer only (I don't recall what the EU:R agreement said, though). That's why businesses, schools etc have to buy 'area' licenses that allow them to use software on multiple systems (as it's usually cheaper than buying individual license keys).
You may own the physical CD, but you don't own the data contained on it; that remains the intellectual property of its creator. In Australia, the 'right' to copy music from a CD onto a computer only actually came in a year or two ago, for example. Even things like compilation discs, MP3 players (with someone else's music on it) and even videotapes of TV shows were technically illegal up until then.
That said, it's not like the cops are going to raid your house for it
You may own the physical CD, but you don't own the data contained on it; that remains the intellectual property of its creator. In Australia, the 'right' to copy music from a CD onto a computer only actually came in a year or two ago, for example. Even things like compilation discs, MP3 players (with someone else's music on it) and even videotapes of TV shows were technically illegal up until then.
That said, it's not like the cops are going to raid your house for it