Game Trainers - Legal?

Discussion in 'Legal Issues' started by TehSaint, Jan 16, 2010.

  1. #1
    There are many websites which serve cheats and game trainers.
    Looking into technical - trainer modifies game code and patches it on the fly in game reserved memory segment. From EULA point of view this may be seen as illegal activity. Does it? What is your opinion? Does cheat websites that serves Trainers may be considered as illegal?

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    TehSaint, Jan 16, 2010 IP
  2. Unitedstates

    Unitedstates Peon

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    Websites which serve cheats for example websites who have cheats for Social Games i think it's Illegal . It was my opinion .
     
    Unitedstates, Jan 21, 2010 IP
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    n3r0x Well-Known Member

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    It´s not ilegal in the sense you will get thrown in jail for it.. But you (your key/serial) could be banned from online gamingnetworks and so on if you are using trainers or cheats online..
    Other than than noone can tell you how you can use your own bought game when gaming "offline", it´s not like you´re harming anyone..
     
    n3r0x, Jan 21, 2010 IP
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    harmless fun I'd say, but I'm sure the gaming companies would want to say it is illegal. Whether they would bother going down the legal road, with the shelf life of the typical game becoming ever shorter, is another issue.
     
    dafl, Jan 22, 2010 IP
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    No, they are not illegal if you use them offline. Trainers only modify your computer memory which as you are owner of it are perfectly fine to do so. Read this article from a trainers site explaining this issue exactly deviatedhacking.com/legality-game-trainers

    Cheating in online games is different though and that should be illegal since you are spoiling the game for others human players.


    PS: i know old thread but google brings it on first page and i thought it'd help others asking for same question.
     
    kmnn, Dec 3, 2011 IP