Is it legal to download a the game then use my real code? : Crysis

» Sat Jun 23, 2012 8:37 am

My DVD -Reader is broken and i've got a new computer, so i figured out, that i could download the game from piratebay or something like that, and then use my real activation code, what i got to the game (i've purchased it i've got the nano edition)

» Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:02 am

Is it already 2013?

» Sat Jun 23, 2012 7:18 am

He's clearly talking C2.

Yes freddie, it should be. You own the game. As long as youre using your own serial.

» Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:58 am

Or.....you can redeem your product code on Origin, it will download much faster, it will be more safe, and it will just be more ethically and morally correct

» Sat Jun 23, 2012 6:09 am

I would say it is legal. Because when you buy software, you buy the license, not the bits and bytes.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:26 pm

It depends on what kind of copyright law is applicable in your country.

I see that you live in hungary. Since hungary is a member of the EU since 2004 they also had to implenent the EU -guideline for the copyright law in their own law. Many things are still very controversial when it comes to the internet and the copyright law. But one thing i can tell you that is for sure. When you buy a game you buy a material component (the box, manual, DVD) and the immaterial component (the licence). So plain simple.. if you download Data without paying for it (and knowing that the author didnt want the data to be publisht in that way) then in german law (for example) you would have violated the copyright law because youve downloaded an obviously illegal copy. So if the hungarian law is anywhere near the german law... i would think twice if i would download data from a page which im clearly aware that its not legal to download it there (piratebay for example). And it would be even more stupid to say that you have done or intend to do so on an official Crytek forum.

At the others: Dont give him wild guesses if its illegal or not if you dont have a clue for yourself.

» Sat Jun 23, 2012 6:25 am

Or.....you can redeem your product code on Origin, it will download much faster, it will be more safe, and it will just be more ethically and morally correct

This is what i'd recommend... this also used to work on Steam for Crysis 2, I have not tested it lately though but it might be worth a try.