AA> Hi Minh!
 AA> In Minh Van's message to All on , Minh Van said:
 AA> MV> if installation disks were not provided as preinstalled software 
pon
 AA> MV> purchase of a new system/PC, then is it illegal to use other 
eople's
 AA> MV> disks/Cd's to regain your lost data/programs ?
 AA> No, and using the software preinstalled on your PC is also illegal
 AA> as was the sale of the computer with the software without the
 AA> installation disks. Always insist on getting the original
 AA> installation disks from the seller of the computer.
 AA> MV> is it illegal to use original distribution medium (ie. original 
isks
 AA> MV> made by the company for sale etc), to circulate around for friends ?
 AA> MV> provided that no extra copies of it is made except onto the
 AA> "friend's"
 AA> MV> HDD ?  i know/read that some license agreements say that copies are
 AA> MV> not allowed except for backup purposes, and even then, only 1 backup
 AA> MV> set is permitted.  is this in conjunction with FDD's/CD's or HDD's ?
 AA> All the above are illegal.  With regards to backups it does not
 AA> matter what media you use for your backup as long as it is a
 AA> legitimate backup, ie., you won't be running the program from the
 AA> backup as well as your computer!
than means we're all going to be arrested and fined :)  and probably jailed 
hehehe.
could you explain how people manage to get away with doing this ?  i mean, do 
the police get tempted to bust someone of little significance in the society 
in comparison to major businesses and companys?  providing you're using your 
illegal software conservatively.. coz lets admit it, a lot of the population 
is doing this :)
so unless you're a smart-arse to the feds, they wouldn't want to waste their 
time.. right ? 
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