Is renting Lego:RB just to import unethical?

[blzbub74]

How is that unethical?

It's unethical because exporting the songs is a service for those who OWN the disc. Even with RB1, the license for the export key stated that you are supposed to own and maintain possession of the disc.

[irimus]

i don't care if they include a code or if they will be exported from the disk but PLEASE include an option to select what songs to export.

[RealMessiah]

Unethical? What's with the angsty guilt trip. If HMX let's you do it, then it's silly not to. If they don't want you to do it, then they'll make it technically impossible.

Do they make it technically impossible to steal a game from the store? So that must be okay, right?

[RealMessiah]

It's unethical because exporting the songs is a service for those who OWN the disc. Even with RB1, the license for the export key stated that you are supposed to own and maintain possession of the disc.

It would be great if they made you put the disc in every two weeks in order to make the exported songs playable.

[Skittles]

i seriously doubt video stores will include the manual for people who rent it first to steal the codes

Blockbuster doesnt seem to be aware

[Doc_SoCal]

Check your moral compass. It knows.

[Apples]

This question seems premature because we don't really know the logistics of how it will export. Having said that...

If you need to ask, you already know the answer. And it's yes.

[imdwalrus05]

I hope there isn't because that would destroy the chance of anything but new copies of the game being exportable. What do you do when you can't find a new copy?

I thought the same thing about AC/DC...and a year later, they've still got shelves full of it at my local Wal-Mart.

I highly doubt that finding a new copy of Lego Rock Band will be even remotely difficult anywhere in the near future. If and when it does happen YEARS down the line, maybe Harmonix will change the import method.

[BevoTheWarrior]

Beatles has a code in the manual for some as-of-yet-unknown reason

I thought that was the code for the Beatles t-shirt for your avatar on the 360.

[jeccaneko]

My guess is code in the manual and one-time import.

This is what I'm figuring too. So good luck getting that, OP.

I figure I may as well buy it even though I mainly just want it to export. I have the feeling it'll be an easy 1000 GS and it might be fun to try to make my main RB band in Lego form.

I went ahead and pre-ordered my copy.