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Originally Posted by echosierra
You can do whatever you like with the original game, the content on the disc is yours. As long as it's for your own personal use that doesn't violate other portions of your local law, you're in the clear.
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The content on the disc remains protected intellectual property under copyright; it's just the developers cannot ask you to cease and desist if they are not aware of any patches or modifications being made to their game.
Strictly speaking, downloading an unmodified image of a game you own is not legal nor is modifying any of the contents. It is legal to rip a backup from your copy of the game, but the fact remains that you cannot patch or modify any of the contents.
Usually developers are lax about striking down on modding and patches unless they see that you are making a profit off their copyrighted material.