Bioshock debate: Should each family member purchase it to play?

A deleted thread in the 2K Games forums reveals that the PC version of BioShock requires a separate activation for each user account in the same PC. Nemesisdesignz was the one who brought it up in the forums and asked whether it was a bug and whether each user account to play the game would cost one of his five activations.

A moderator in the 2K Games forums, 2k Tech JT, replied that “The other way to view this, is one USER has purchased the game. Not the whole family. So why should your brother play for free?” [emphasis in original]

So will each user account in Windows require a serial activation? While it seems the short answer is “Yes,” the subject warrants some further discussion. The topic might have been explored more but the thread about this concern about BioShock (also for the Xbox 360) was deleted for some reason.

The posts on the deleted thread though were re-posted in a new thread by another forum member, Jakester. Jakester expressed his views quite firmly on the matter, saying: “Why should my brother play for free? Because it’s FAIR USE of a product I have purchased.” [emphasis in original]

A deleted thread in the 2K Games forums reveals that the PC version of BioShock requires a separate activation for each user account in the same PC. Nemesisdesignz was the one who brought it up in the forums and asked whether it was a bug and whether each user account to play the game would cost one of his five activations.

A moderator in the 2K Games forums, 2k Tech JT, replied that “The other way to view this, is one USER has purchased the game. Not the whole family. So why should your brother play for free?” [emphasis in original]

So will each user account in Windows require a serial activation? While it seems the short answer is “Yes,” the subject warrants some further discussion. The topic might have been explored more but the thread about this concern about BioShock (also for the Xbox 360) was deleted for some reason.

The posts on the deleted thread though were re-posted in a new thread by another forum member, Jakester. Jakester expressed his views quite firmly on the matter, saying: “Why should my brother play for free? Because it’s FAIR USE of a product I have purchased.” [emphasis in original]