Question in regards to Watching friends games and friends watching my games across the internet

[deathrow_nzl]

Is it possable for me to watch a friends game and him\her to allow me to use my keyboard and mouse to control the game or vice versa..

This might be handy in the situation where you or your friend buys a $90 Game and the other person is also considering buying it for $90 as well so you or your friend (whoever brought it) launchs it from your PC and then lets the other person have a blast for a couple of hours..


Bonus question..
You own a DVD say the movie Braveheart for example.. Your friend has not seen braveheart.. You add Windows Media Player or VLC to your non steam games and crank up Braveheart..
So for the record you Own Your PC, your Windows OS and the physical Media in the DVD drive and the Media is playing on the PC you own You have only allowed you friend to view a stream of what is happening on your Computer screen and through your speakers..
Is this Legal or illegal.. Because it is legal to allow your friend to watch your games so it seems likea really gray area.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Games are an interactive entertainment form though.
While watching someone play a game can give u insight and maybe even help you to learn it better, or be a better deciding factor it if you like it or not, it's not breaking any copyright, cause u are just watching, not playing.

Otherwise it would be illegal to record and share gameplay footage, period. Which wouldn't make any sense.

[deathrow_nzl]

Originally posted by Otherwise it would be illegal to record and share gameplay footage, period. Which wouldn't make any sense. [/quote:

Well the guy who made "day one garry's incident" tried to close down Total Biscuts channel for copyright for making a lets play review and saying their game was crap.

[Tev]

Only games under NDA (For "regular users" in closed betas mostly) can be such you shouldn't distribute videos of; and even then you're told not to.

Simply not liking a game; even if shown on YouTube is allowed.