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Raven
UO Staff
Joined: 19 May 2003
Posts: 2235
Location: Clyde, Ohio
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Tue May 11, 2004 3:54 pm |
Barbos sent this news a bit ago, and I thought it was really interesting, so I figured I'd post about it!
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A READER said that Atari has refused point blank to replace a copy protected DVD that he bought in January. He said that the CD got scratched and he asked Atari whether it would replace the disk for him, while he was quite happy to pay for the price of postage and the cost of the disk.
But when he contacted the Atari help line, he was told that the firm did not operate a formal replacement disk policy."
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This is where he got this story from. I guess UT2004 is irreplaceable after all! |
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Cloud34
UO Noob
Joined: 12 May 2004
Posts: 1
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Wed May 12, 2004 12:05 am |
Ummm, am I the only peson noticing this, or I am I just retarded and don't know it? The article claims this happened in January, but 2k4 wasn't released until march. Unless I somehow jumped 1 year in to the future to 2005, the date they give doesn't make any sense |
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Raven
UO Staff
Joined: 19 May 2003
Posts: 2235
Location: Clyde, Ohio
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Wed May 12, 2004 8:16 am |
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Kyllian
Novice Spammer
Joined: 03 Dec 2003
Posts: 75
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Wed May 12, 2004 8:21 am |
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Mr. Brownstone
UO Staff
Joined: 19 May 2003
Posts: 129
Location: UK
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Wed May 12, 2004 8:53 am |
It’s not Atari’s problem, although I agree they could have been more helpful to the guy.
He should return the disk to his vendor. |
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Homercidal
Crazed Fan
Joined: 12 Feb 2004
Posts: 268
Location: RC MI
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Wed May 12, 2004 9:15 am |
I agree, but I've contacted Sony regarding a CD that wouldn't play in my computer. They wanted me to send the disc in and they would send me a replacement. For the cost of shipping. I'd have to wait 2-3 weeks to get the new one and the cost of shipping was nearly the cost of the CD to begin with. And the problem was the copy-protection they put on it.
(Turns out the drive was having a problem, but other drives didn't. I replaced the drive with a newer one.)
If the CD was ok when you bought it and it got scratched from handling, then the Manuf. is not likely to replace it. Technically, they are not supposed to prevent you from making a legal backup either though.
That's why I like sites like gamecopyworld where you can get help in making backups. All of my favorite music CDs are backed up and my games run with NO-CD patches so I can leave the discs in their protective cases. |
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Cheetah
Ultimate Fanboy
Joined: 25 Aug 2003
Posts: 2831
Location: Halfway between the gutter and stars.
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Wed May 12, 2004 10:28 am |
can i get a UT2004 noCD patch? i dont got one..
i got one when it was first released, but it dont work no more, and soon youll need a 1.1 no CD patch right? for the patch? |
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<CrashOverwrite> ask Raven cause he nevaR knows anything.
<Cheetah01> hes nevaR here either 
<CrashOverwrite> true
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Kyllian
Novice Spammer
Joined: 03 Dec 2003
Posts: 75
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Wed May 12, 2004 10:35 am |
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Cheetah
Ultimate Fanboy
Joined: 25 Aug 2003
Posts: 2831
Location: Halfway between the gutter and stars.
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Wed May 12, 2004 12:06 pm |
in the new version you dont need a CD? is that what you mean?
how sweet, cant wait then, now i always have 1 CD/DVD drive filled up with UT2004. |
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<CrashOverwrite> ask Raven cause he nevaR knows anything.
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