What is the ruling on downloading paid electronic games from the internet for free from someone who bought them and then uploaded them, knowing that they are produced by foreign Western companies? Is it permissible to consider this a form of reclaiming rights for their injustices? And what should I do with the games I currently possess?
It is permissible to download legally permissible games for personal use by the one who purchased them, provided that the owner of the intellectual property right does not prohibit it. It is not permissible for the one who bought the game to provide links for downloading it if its owners prohibit that, because intellectual property rights are protected for their owners. As for downloading them for commercial purposes, it is not permissible except with the permission of their owners. If the games contain forbidden elements, such as music, then it is absolutely impermissible to download them. The property of foreign companies must be respected, and it is not permissible to infringe upon it.
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