"Copying" Games Question

[thickdickdaddy27]

Is it illegal to copy a game from my home pc to a school/work pc and only me (the buyer) plays it?

[Aachen]

What’s its license allow?

[thickdickdaddy27]

Im just wondering for a typical game like CSS or Half Life

[Wolf Knight]

what is the school/work policy for their PC? if their policy is NO GAMING, then we cannot help you with this. take it up with the school/work.

[DarkCrystalMethod]

Once you bring it to a school computer all bets are off. You'll forget or be unable to uninstall it when you leave for the day. Also school/work devices are only for work. If they catch you goofing off you're toast and then you can play as much as you want until you can't pay your internet/power/rent anymore.

[thickdickdaddy27]

Publicado originalmente por DarkCrystalMethod:

Once you bring it to a school computer all bets are off. You'll forget or be unable to uninstall it when you leave for the day. Also school/work devices are only for work. If they catch you goofing off you're toast and then you can play as much as you want until you can't pay your internet/power/rent anymore.

Im talking about if you bring it on a thumbdrive and yes they allow it if you're done with your stuff for the day

[LowJack_VA1]

If your school or work allows Steam, just download Steam and the games on their equipment. You shouldn't have to copy anything.

[thickdickdaddy27]

Publicado originalmente por turned:

Is it illegal to copy a game from my home pc to a school/work pc and only me (the buyer) plays it?

Im just wondering if you bought the game, can you copy it onto another computer if you are the only one that plays the game

[DarkCrystalMethod]

Well then go ahead. You own the game and they're allowing games.
FYI this is not piracy as per your thread title. Its not usually job security either to do this but if they're ok with it bring it in.
However its probably best to bring in a non-work device to run the game because if something happens you don't want the problem to eat your work comptuer. Its a small risk but it happens often enough.

[Zac Starfire]

Unless the game/app is 'portable' it wont work most likely. Most modern games like CSS or Halflife need to be properly installed by the OS to run right. And you wont be able to install the game or Steam client mostly likely without proper privileges on your school network to prevent such a thing.

You can get some older games from GoG that may work 'portable' or search for free games on Google that have been made 'portable'. They usually will run off a USB drive and may still work on your school's computer.

[Snapjak]

Publicado originalmente por 𓅂 Zac Starfire 𓅂:

Unless the game/app is 'portable' it wont work most likely. Most modern games like CSS or Halflife need to be properly installed by the OS to run right. And you wont be able to install the game or Steam client mostly likely without proper privileges on your school network to prevent such a thing.

You can get some older games from GoG that may work 'portable' or search for free games on Google that have been made 'portable'. They usually will run off a USB drive and may still work on your school's computer.

Pretty much all Steam games are portable. Just copy/cut the whole folder + the appmanifest_#####.acf file.

Or in OP's case add a library on the thumb drive while at wherever, install the game there and then should be golden so long as their home PC also has the thumb drive as a library.

[Zekiran]

If you can install your steam client on a computer, and that computer can play that game (its specs are met) AND of course, if you are ALLOWED to play games on some other computer (which is hella unsafe at a school where others might get a hold of your account or computer)... You can install any of your account's games wherever you like.

The only limiting factors here are:

are you ALLOWED to do this

is it SAFE to do this where you are

and

can the computer physically PLAY that game.

[Haruspex]

It's fine, but if you get in trouble at school/work for playing games on school/work equipment, I don't think "But people on the Steam forums said I could!" will be a valid excuse.

[Pareidolia]

Dude no one is going to care, even if it was illegal

[Blargo]

Publicado originalmente por turned:

Publicado originalmente por turned:

Is it illegal to copy a game from my home pc to a school/work pc and only me (the buyer) plays it?

Im just wondering if you bought the game, can you copy it onto another computer if you are the only one that plays the game

That is basically what the whole purpose of Steam and other launchers are for.
License software to an account, and you can use it on any PC as long as you are logged into said account.

[Paratech2008]

Good luck if someone else accesses that account and gets you into trouble with Valve.

Vac Bans, etc.

It's not worth it imsho.