warez?

I hope I'm not out of line by asking this:

Would offering to trade a game account for another game account constitute warez?

Thought I'd ask before I posted 8)

Thanks,
C

You might want to post a little more info...

warez - /weirz/ A term used by software pirates use to describe a cracked game or application that is made available to the Internet, usually via FTP or telnet, often the pirate will make use of a site with lax security.

that is the definition of warez...

I don't see how trading a online account would be warez...unless a CD key is in part of the trade...then that might be in the grey matter if both parties legally own the accounts and cd keys...

It would be trading 1 online account, for another online account (different game, same developer I think), and disks swapped. Aside from obvious EULA violations,, I dont see it being "illegal"..but that's just me.

C

This is in the grey matter...It might be best to have SSS or Mod to answer this question for you since it DOES violate EULA...

Here is something that might answer your question...

"Short for End-User License Agreement, the type of license used for most software. An EULA is a legal contract between the manufacturer and/or the author and the end user of an application. The EULA details how the software can and cannot be used and any restrictions that the manufacturer imposes (e.g., most EULA’s of proprietary software prohibit the user from sharing the software with anyone else).
Not every EULA is the same. Some contracts stipulate acceptance of the agreement simply by opening the shrink-wrapped package; some require the user to mail back to the manufacturer a signed agreement or acceptance card; some require the user to accept the agreement after the application is installed by clicking on an acceptance form that appears on the user’s monitor. This last method is typical of applications that can be downloaded from the Internet. In all instances, the user has the option of not accepting the EULA, subsequently surrendering the rights and ability to use the software.

As in typical legal contracts, the EULA protects both parties from liability if the software is used in a way not intended by the manufacturer or author.

The EULA also is often referred to as the software license or user license."

Will do, thanks!

I think you just answered my question, I wont be posting that here then. It seems pretty cut and dried, and not a matter of " I'll do my best " to follow the EULA.

Thanks for your time 8)

C

Interesting question, i myself rarely worry about such matters, but this question drew out my curiosity (dont warn me about the cat)


anyways, out of curiosity...


What if both parties owned said game, but wanted to switch CD keys or otherwise utilize eachothers CD keys...


There being no swap of software other than the CD keys...


Would that violate EULA? or constitute as warez?




What about if the keys were for completely seperate games?

if the accoutn is yours i think it'd be lame to view it as warez... warez = piracy

i dont think its warez. its like if you buy a game, get bored of it then sell it with the key. Once you legally own it, you can sell it as long as you uninstall it from your computer. so if both parties uninstall their copies from their computers then trade software it should be fine..