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