Re: Legality of OEM Win XP 1-2 CPU

From: Tee (crappolagozhere_at_netscape.net)
Date: 06/04/04 

Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 21:23:56 -0400

"kurttrail" <dontemailme@anywhereintheknownuniverse.org> wrote in message
news:uK12uAdSEHA.3728@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> none wrote:
>
> > Lets see, theft is not illegal. cool.
>
> What theft?
>
> >
> > You and Ashley really need to hook up. You guys would rule the world.
> >
> > So I could by just one copy of microsoft office and install it on all
> > 300 PCs and not worry about any reprocussions? Is it ok if I get
> > audited to tell them Tee said it OK.
> >
>
> You are talking about for a business use. Private non-commercial
> Individuals have "fair use" rights that the copyright owner can't
> shrink-wrap license away.
>
> MS's EULA is a perfectly valid commercial use contract, but when it comes
to
> the private non-commercial use of legally purchased software the copyright
> owner doesn't possess the right to limit an individuals "fair use" of
their
> copy of copyrighted material.
>
> "Any individual may reproduce a copyrighted work for a "fair use"; the
> copyright owner does not possess the exclusive right to such a use." -
> http://laws.findlaw.com/us/464/417.html

Thank you. 

-- 
Tara

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