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Geek Culture / Legal or illegal?

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Kequor
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Posted: 30th Mar 2004 00:25
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Is it legal to make a burn a copy of darkbasic or darkbasic pro and then send the copy or orginal to team members?

Dont worry and keep a cool head.
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UnderLord
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Posted: 30th Mar 2004 00:28
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why not do it the other way around keep the original and send them the copy because once the program asks for the cd (every 500 start ups on DBP) you'll be screwed.
But i do not think its legal but only you can get in trouble if you sell a burned copy to them but just making a copy for personal use is not illegal.

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nrasool
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Posted: 30th Mar 2004 00:31
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@Kequor

I think that way the licence is with Darkbasic, is one per member, therefore it will be illegal for you to send the cd to someone else

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Peter H
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Posted: 30th Mar 2004 00:34 Edited at: 31st Mar 2004 19:02
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Quote: " if you sell a burned copy to them but just making a copy for personal use is not illegal.

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key word personal, burning and copying AND sendinggiving a cd of DB to someone else would be illegal...the only case that making a copy of something copywrited is ok is for personal use (backup).

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Richard Davey
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Posted: 30th Mar 2004 01:07
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It's illegal. Basically, it's software piracy under another guise.

We offer substantial discounts on 5 (or more) copies of DBPro, contact us for details.

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Rich

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CKy
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Posted: 31st Mar 2004 12:15
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woo! dbp copies all round what sort of discounts ?
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Andy Igoe
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Posted: 31st Mar 2004 17:22
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There's no other guise about it, that's just plain piracy.


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Dazzag
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Posted: 31st Mar 2004 19:45
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Yep. Otherwise we should *all* get together and form our own "team". I can be the MD, and DB had better shape up if they want our (single) £100.....

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