Quote Originally Posted by Daniel_Hatcher View Post
Companies dictate that as Piracy simply to try to trick you into purchasing another copy, the law however does NOT.

If you own a copy of software, movies etc you can legally view/use them in whatever means you wish to so long as you do not sell them or supply them to people who did not previously, legally purchase them.
It's not as clear cut, it is definitely a legal grey area. Technically you are buying the license, so some argue that you are only allowed to use the product as intended. On the other hand you have physically bought a thing, so another strong argument is as that thing is yours, you can do with it what you will.

However, if you give that thing away, then using a digital version is completely illegal. As is downloading a digital version from illegal sources, of a game you bought physically.