Path: clanworld.com!news.webspan.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!207.114.4.11!nntp.abs.net!WCG!katana!uunet!in5.uu.net!nntphub.cb.lucent.com!ssbunews.ih.lucent.com!news From: Paul Campbell Newsgroups: rec.games.computer.quake.playing Subject: Re: scratched quake 2 cd... Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 14:28:29 +0100 Organization: Lucent Technologies Lines: 24 Message-ID: <3533647D.30FC@bigfoot.com> References: <6gt41v$cac$1@nclient3-gui.server.virgin.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: mlws031.uk.lucent.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (X11; I; SunOS 5.5 sun4m) Xref: clanworld.com rec.games.computer.quake.playing:38840 Stu Earle wrote: > > hey, ok, what happens when your cd gets too scratched to play due to > extensive play??? > > is there somewhere you can retun it to for a cheaper replacement or is it > just a matter of getting a new one or what, if any one knows of such an > address can you please let me know..... > > thanx > > stu When you buy software you pay for the licence to use it - not the media itself. Find a friend with a CD writer and get them to blow you another CD (assuming they have a copy themselves). Its not illegal since you already have a licence to own one copy of the software. Under no circumstances should you contemplate buying another full boxed copy of the game as you would then own *two* licences for the same software and thus have been ripped off. Paul C. UK.