Quote from Dragonkof

Jeremy.
SecuRom installs itself into the computers Kernal (Ring 0), and installs another part into its normal application ring, also known as ring 3. Since the main program is inside the Kernal, it can do practically what it wishes. It interrupts and messes around with programs such as Nero, and other burning/ripping/mounting programs. It also messes with Task Manager. It removes itself and other parts from the processes menu, meaning you cant stop it, even in safe mode.

SecuRom, as it is programmed to do, will run checks on your CD's, to see if their legit. They force your DVD drives and CD drives to do so, in which case, they are not designed to do. They become instable and crash.

If you have any sort of program it thinks is a pirating program, it prevents the game from loading, mentioning some sort of emulation error. Forcing a honest buying into cracking his own game. WHICH THEY BOUGHT.

There has been cases of Anti-Virus's being shut down and stopped by SecuRom, as part of secuRom is technically a rootkit, as it is inside a part, it shouldnt be.

There are other things that SecuRom has been accused of doing, just on the programs assumption, like "Oh, this person has 2 Disk drives. THey must be a pirate!" and stopping the drives from working."

The only way to remove it known to me is to do a re-format of your disk.

Quote from Dragonkof

It also messes with Task Manager.

Quote from Dragonkof

SecuRom, as it is programmed to do, will run checks on your CD's, to see if their legit. They force your DVD drives and CD drives to do so, in which case, they are not designed to do. They become instable and crash.

Quote from Steyene

Wrong you don't own anything.

You bought a license agreement, nothing more. The disk, case, manual and all the information hat is on the disk is the property of the developer.

You bought the right to use it.

Quote from Ash

That's complete and utter bullshit. If this were true, then the company would be able to legally reclaim the disc, manual, etc., but if they were to try that, it would be illegal for them to do so.

Nope no its not, they can get the disk back whenever they wish.

I don't know where you get that. I think you are confusing copyright and actual ownership. Sure you can't duplicate it, but that doesn't mean you don't own anything. You own that copy of the game, and the game developer can have no say in what you do with it on your own computer. If you want to make every single character in Oblivion into a giant penis with crabs, you can do that. (Your warranty would be void, but that's another story.)

You own the license to use the game

The issue is distribution. Copyright is what prevents you from distributing copies of the game without the developer's permission. If you do so, you are legally claiming to be the originator of the product, even if you don't claim to be, and even if you don't make a profit.

Technically it is actually illegal for people to sell on their games on things like Ebay, as, I have said before they don't own anything but the license and aren't a legal distributor.

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Nope no its not, they can get the disk back whenever they wish.

You own the license to use the game