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USE WITH CAUTION. Questions asking for legal advice are off-topic here. Use this tag for questions concerning EULAs, Terms of Service, Public Domain, and other similar licensing-related queries.

USE WITH CAUTION. Questions asking for legal advice are off-topic here. Use this tag for questions concerning EULAs, Terms of Service, Public Domain, and other similar licensing-related queries.

Relevant Arqade Meta post: Are questions about ToCs/EULAs allowed?

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When I buy a game, what do I actually pay for?

Recently a discussion came up among friends. Some of us like to record our gameplay and put it up in YouTube, own3D, etc. Problem is, some of us are getting copyright strikes/claims, on audio as well as video. Bear in mind, the videos getting the…
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Other than being ethically correct, what are the benefits of playing with original game CDs?

Please don't take me in the wrong sense. I am not advocating for piracy. In fact I want to know about the advantages of playing with original game CDs so that I can attract gamers in my region, in India, to join my server. Please note that this is…
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Where can I find EULAs for games BEFORE I purchase them?

After impulse buying NFS: Hot Pursuit for €6.8, I noticed that Steam needed me to accept its EULA. That EULA mentioned I might have to install EA Download Manager Origin to get some content. I was not exactly pleased to learn this — given the…
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What can/should you do if you buy a fake copy of a game?

I recently purchased a copy of Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride from a large retail corporation. It turns out that the game is a fake, as I cannot advance beyond the first scene of the game. This is part of the game's copy protection.…
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