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post Mar 31 2009, 08:37 PM

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QUOTE(FarCry3r @ Mar 31 2009, 08:05 PM)
Selling keys is not illegal as long as they get their keys legally, eg. through a promotion etc. So yes, aku dah bangun...
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Technically selling keys is illegal since the keys are property of Blizzard. It's a bit grey on the retail key aspect(but keys are non transferable...even retail games)...but beta keys are downright illegal and unethical. Beta keys are FREE...getting in the BETA is FREE...no one paid any amount of money for it(other than the blizzcon tickets). Profiting from it is illegal because it is not allowed to be resold.

Selling something that you got for free is lame...Seriously...I know a lot of people are stupid enough to purchase this...the hardcore fans promote such lame ass scams..

BTW...who wants to buy my WiC demo disk?...it gets you one week of online multiplayer...no map limits. Im selling for 30 bucks...

PS : Sigh...I know...it just can't be stopped...it happens now for SC2...and it will happen in the future for other stuff..

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post Mar 31 2009, 08:45 PM

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QUOTE(FarCry3r @ Mar 31 2009, 08:40 PM)
Which you got for free? yawn.gif
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Well technically no since I bought WiC last time...but the demo disk comes with it...the point is...paying for betas is ridiculous..paying for keys is pathetic..

Look at it this way...those that got the keys for free...why don't they give it away for free too? if they are not interested? But they had to sell if and profit from it...Blizzard gets no cut of the profit for something they gave away as goodwill.
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post Mar 31 2009, 09:20 PM

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QUOTE(FarCry3r @ Mar 31 2009, 09:02 PM)
Your case is the same. To get the beta key(s), one must attend and pay for Blizzcon ticket like you must pay for WiC to get the demo disk, you bought the game and the demo disk is a freebie that come with the game, another example is you bought a TV, and you got a DVD player, can't you sell it? What's differentiate you from the other? Blizzard get their cut from the tickets, if not, there's no need to give the key(s) away at Blizzcon, just put it up at their site that the key(s) will be given to, let say, 5000 first visitor that register for it?

Do you know that Gamespot and IGN already employ that pay-for-betas scheme a long time ago? Probably you can shout at Gamespot and IGN too nod.gif
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I don't know Gamespot and IGN employs pay for betas scheme...and yes that is stupid...Do you know why they do it? Because fans are stupid enough to pay money for it...unfortunately...

And no...I wouldn't sell my WiC demo DVD...(I gave it away to the guy that bought the entire package from me...no extra charge). If I didn't...I would have given it away for free if anyone was interested...Blizzard gets a cut from the sales of tickets...not the sales of the beta keys..

DVD player different lah...WHen you get it's yours...Beta keys different...when you get it you still need to get BLIZZARDs beta client later...which you do not own....Blizzard owns Starcraft 2 and the beta...When you buy a DVD player(or get it for free) it is already yours...Sony or Samsung cannot come knocking on your house and asking it back right? tongue.gif lol

This is what they call intellectual property...

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post Mar 31 2009, 11:16 PM

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QUOTE(Edison83 @ Mar 31 2009, 10:39 PM)
thats wat i thought,

buy ticket to blizzcon is for u to join in the party, not for purchasing the beta key anyway.
i bet there are aggrement (which i doubt anyone will read it) wen u installing the game.
Most of them (MMO or on9 games) stated that all in-game stuff are property of their company and u cannot sell it to other ppl
ofcourse if u sell them under the table no one will know or care for it
selling key like SC2 beta key at ebay is totally illegal~

i just hope anyone can understand the term and condition in the legal way.

Added on March 31, 2009, 10:41 pm

yes the person do have right to transferring to other ppl but not by selling to other ppl

btw we just waking ppl up from buying these stuff which they get from free stuff ... y u so protective to them?
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As long as people are willing to pay for what is just a beta key...they will do stuff like this...It is very hard for Blizzard to look into this...and e-bay...things can happen undertable...All I can say is that think properly when you want to buy something and understand what you are getting into.

Sometimes I wish that fans had more discipline to stand up to people taking advantage of them...And I bet the fans that bought them...don't see it that way.
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post Jun 2 2009, 05:58 PM

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