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What would happen if...?

Say i found a full version release of jj2 and put it one my website...what would happen? Do i get banned? Reported to Verizon? Sued by Epic?
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As long as you don't talk about it on JCF, people probably won't mind. As I recall I once had a link to TSF warez on my own website and nobody complained. And epic probably don't care either. It's not like they can do anything about it as there are multiple websites offering jj2 for free already (if you know where to look).
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If Epic find out, and decide to do so, they can probably get your site taken down. It's unlikely that they'll go further, though there's scope for them suing you if they wanted to do so.

If you post the link here, you'll get modded very quickly, and probably warned if not banned. The mods are rather trigger-happy over warez, as it's one of the things explicitly banned in the host's terms and conditions.
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And it looks very impressive when they mod those links, its like the ultimate in admin authority.
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Would the OEM version be illegal to host on a site?
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Would the OEM version be illegal to host on a site?
Yes.
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Would the OEM version be illegal to host on a site?
Unfortunately yes. Like all OEM software packages they fall under copyright laws. I got one with my current PC and every single CD has been branded "Bundle Version. Not for Resale", so selling it, let alone copy it, is prohibited.

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Actually, I think you can sell it on to someone else. I think it's to stop people buying the bundles and making a profit out of them by selling the items individually. (Warning: I am not a lawyer)

Certainly there's nothing to stop you transferring all rights and ownership to another person, and then that other person giving you £10 for no particular reason.
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Say i found a full version release of jj2 and put it one my website...what would happen? Do i get banned? Reported to Verizon? Sued by Epic?
I would eat my fingernails and be extremely annoyed that I did.
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On paper, it's easy to say "You'd get sued and rot in a federal prison."

However, in all reality, odds are you'd suffer no punishment other than possibly a bit of guilt.

Seriously though, it's illegal until Epic says otherwise. Don't do it.
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Would the OEM version be illegal to host on a site?
Sorry to sound stupid, but what is OEM?
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I remember that OEM version, from what I've seen, the levels and the menu were pretty horrible. Just forget about it and keep enjoying 1.23! Even in 2006.
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Say i found a full version release of jj2 and put it one my website...what would happen? Do i get banned? Reported to Verizon? Sued by Epic?
Nothing. Nobody cares. If at all, it'll bring more players to the community. (:
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Michael is right.
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Yeah I have to agree with Michael here.
The worst that will happen is that some one links to it here, and in that case it's just deleted.
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So has he done it? (:
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