The server side EULA says this, which hence shouldnt be a problem.
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
1. Limited Use License. Valve, L.L.C ("Valve") hereby grants, and
by installing the Program you thereby accept, a limited, non-exclusive
license and right to:
(a) install and use the Program on an unlimited number of
computers
for the purpose of hosting online multiplayer games of Half-Life and other
Valve computer games based on the Valve 1 Engine (as defined below); and
(b) reproduce and distribute exact copies of the Program without
charge, in the same form and with all associated files that the Program is
received by Licensee pursuant to this Agreement, provided that Licensee
will: (1) distribute copies of the Program only in object code format; (2)
only distribute copies of the Program with this Agreement included and
subject to the receiving party agreeing to the terms of this Agreement;
and
(3) preserve in all copies of the Program all copyright and legal notices
that are attached to the copy of the Program received by Licensee pursuant
to this Agreement.
The "Valve 1 Engine" means the computer game engine on which Half-Life is
based. The Program is licensed, not sold. Your license confers no title or
ownership in the Program.
john
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003, hlds_linux wrote:
> Did anyone else read the STEAM EULA?
> Can someone please explain to me what this says about running commercial game
> hosting services
> either online or at a LAN of some sort?
>
> <QUOTE>
> You are entitled to use the Steam Software for your own use, but you are not
> entitled to: (i)
> sell, grant a security interest in or transfer reproductions of the Steam Software
> to other
> parties in any way, nor to rent, lease or license the Steam Software to others
> without the
> prior written consent of Valve; (ii) host or provide matchmaking services for the
> Steam
> Software or emulate or redirect the communication protocols used by Valve in any
> network
> feature of the Steam Software, through protocol emulation, tunneling, modifying or
> adding
> components to the Steam Software, use of a utility program or any other techniques
> now known or
> hereafter developed, for any purpose including, but not limited to network play over
> the
> Internet, network play utilizing commercial or non-commercial gaming networks or as
> part of
> content aggregation networks, without the prior written consent of Valve; or (iii)
> exploit the
> Steam Software or any of its parts for any commercial purpose including, but not
> limited to,
> use at a cyber café, computer gaming center or any other location-based site.
> </QUOTE>
>
>
>
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