Blatent Piracy!!!

"Kez" <kieran.obrien@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> Sleeper wrote:
> > "Chowny A.K.A 6000 Sux" <spam@spammity-spam.com> wrote in message
> > news:3a723263d7f732e45878f9812c8b19b2@free.teranew s.com...
> >>> I never advocate piracy of games, but in this instance I say dont
> >>> worry about it, the police are not going to be concerned about 1
> >>> copied disc IF you own the original.
> >>> I would so love to see a case like this tested in court.
> >>
> >> I buy two copies of PC games for network gaming at home. Ie. Diablo
> >> 2, Neverwinter Nights, Age of Empires 2 etc etc.
> >>
> >> Am I the only loony that does this?
> >>
> >> Later
> >> Stephen
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > If I remember right, Colin Mcrae 2 on the PC let you install the game
> > on one PC, but also let you install a 'spawn' version on another PC
> > that enabled the spawned copy to play multiplayer only. Any other
> > games use this great idea?
> >
> > Sleeper
>
> if there are, i suspect they won't be microsoft games! ;-)
>
> i can't see them using that sort of licencing model, can you?
>
>
I havent really played many PC games since my business started getting
really busy and the network started being used for more productive things !
3 or 4 years ago this was a pretty common way of doing it.

Si