I dont know if it is legal in other countries, but in Holland it is legal to make a backup copy of every disc you own (as long as you dont sell it, obviously).
I made myself a copy with MagicISO (IIRC), and it played fine.
Perhaps I did some extra stuff, cant remember, but I guess it should work.
Very true. And here in the States as well, as long as it's not specified in the EULA.
However, in this kid's case, lets put 2 and 2 together shall we?
He has stated that this project is happening at school (not at home like you would for a personal backup)
He has not stated that he is creating a backup, he actually stated that he wants an ISO, but that he's run into an issue, the computer's cd drives won't load the entire disk. Simple solution? Use a different computer! I'm sure his school has more than one computer ya? If he were looking for a way to back it up, he would have asked "how can I back this up?" Instead he's asking for ISO's. This tells me he needs ONE file that then can easily be distributed over the school network, not a bunch of little files. An ISO would be ideal because many friends etc would have access to a software to burn an ISO as ISO's are very popular.
And the last point has already been said. He's being secretive. He stated specifically that "I wont say what I'm using it for".
Now yes, he did state that it would be for personal use. However, given the rest of the facts, it's a load of crap. I wonder how long the IT dept or the dean will take to find his little ISO? For one, a file like that is one that is sure to raise a red flag, and I can assure you it'll be noticed when many many people begin downloading it. The traffic alone will be worth looking into.
He'd last about a day in my old high school before being found out.
I wonder if he's attempted to install emulators on the school computers. I'm sure they'd be happy to hear he's just commited them to hundreds of thousands of dollars of copywrite infringement suits...........Even if his reasons are legit. Once that file hits the school's hard drive, he's legally copied it and distributed it to another individual. Technically.
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If the Gran Turismo 2 EULA states that you cannot create a backup, then we are all discussing a "Very Bad Thing"
Of course, I wonder what the status of Gran Turismo 4 is? I haven't been able to find the EULA for it. It isn't in the manual, it's not in/on the case, and I've searched the actual disk for it as well. You can access the credits, but nowhere have I found an EULA....................so, the fact that the EULA is not listed in a easily visible place, means that I am not agreeing to abide by that EULA, which means technically, I can do anything I damn well please with GT4................Of course, except duplicate it for profit. That's covered under copywrite laws. (Which of course, in order to copywrite something, you don't even need to register it. Once you have created the item, it's yours. Period. Regardless of if you tell anyone about it or not.)
Interesting discussion. Would anyone care to play Devil's Advocate?
