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I agree. I already own most of the game of bundles that come out. I used to buy them anyways, to give money to charity, but now that bundles are out so often, I think more about it.

It's good that the games aren't coupled in one big Steam key, so I can give the keys to friends or family (not sure if that's OK by Bundle rules though...)

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> All keys are for your personal use only. Once you make a purchase, you should receive a unique download page. You shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose the unique URL for your download page to anyone else or use anyone else's download page. You are solely and entirely responsible for all activities that occur on your download page.

http://www.humblebundle.com/terms

They have a mechanism for gifting the entire bundle on the order form. The TOS seems to be an attempt to prohibit giving out the games from your bundle to different people piecemeal. The verbiage hasn't been updated since HB started giving out Steam keys instead of direct download links, but intent often matters as much as what's written in a courtroom.

That said, I doubt anyone would be upset about it. The keys are one-time-use so it really shouldn't matter if you or your relative redeems them.

I think part of the point of the Humble Bundle is that ... it's totally okay to do that.

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