Backing up UT2003 for LANs

milltown

Has anybody made a working backup of Unreal Tournament 2003? Having read many accounts of CDs being lifted at LAN parties I would rather avoid the risk of having to pay another €40 or €50 for a game I have already bought.
I realise I can use a no cd crack but am I right in thinking that these are illegal? And also that patches won't work with a crack?
Clone CD and alcohol will make an image of the disc ok but it wont play from the mounted image.

KdjaCL

No CD cracks arent illegall if you own the game afaik ,bring the box or manual as proof of ownership.

Will you be at your PC and belongings the whole time ??
More than likely not so dont take the risk best to bring some proof of ownership and use no cds.

Kdjac

Dingatron

The nocd crack for v2199 is at gamecopy world. You need the correct nocd version for the pach version your running. AFAIK as long as you own the cd there is nothing to stop you using nocd. I use it and can still play mutiplayer over the internet. Not sure about making a copy as haven't tried to? There may be something in gamecopy world about this.

BKtje

i dont think the people at lans are going to check your proof of ownership.

No cd cracks are not illegal as long as you own the game it works with, same with backups etc.

If you own the game, everythings legal apart from sharing it amoing people.

marauder

bring the box or manual as proof of ownership.

avoid leaving the manual lying around too as the CD key is on it - if someone else gets that they can use your CD key online and block you......

tHE vAGGABOND

backup's of your own cd's (audio, games, office software) is actually illegal in most countries, UK and Ireland included...

no-cd cracks are illegal; but may not stand up to a court challenge; like the DVD region court cases and the court cases against console companies in different parts of the world

BKtje

hmmmz you sure? i was fairly sure it was legal

po0k

I don't care.
I try and backup any important games I own, though flashpoint has been a bit of a heure in that regard.
On the otherside, the publishers usually (or used to) let you post back the origional damaged (scratched, scraped etc.) media with a contribution towards postage, clerical work etc. (usually €10 or something) and they'd fire you out a new one.


has anyone checked this recently?

milltown

1. I believe most people would find it difficult to post back a CD that was stolen on them to the publishers.

2. I was under the impression that most software EULAs were issued on a per user or per machine basis, dating back to the days when you could simply copy files from one drive or machine to another and play away. I tend not to read these, I just accept them and continue installing. But if that is the case then surely I can make as many backups as I like so long as it's only me using them on my computer?
If I get REALLY bored I might just read the license agreement to check it out.
But I can't see that happening!
If the software police catch me I'll tell them you guys told me to do it.

amp

Discussing how to copy copyrighted cd's is not acceptable in this forum. It says as much in the Charter. This board is for discussing Games, not how to back them up.

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