On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, Obi-Wan wrote:
>
>
> Kevin Stevens wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, makmac wrote:
> >
> > > Kyle Hansen on 7/18/02 9:18 PM wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Yeah. You are using the wrong (and I might mention completely illegal
> > > > for you to posses unless you are an Apple Certified tech) service
> > > > manual.
> >
> > Nonesense. It may be against Apple's policy. That in no way makes it
> > illegal.
>
> If you'd like I can quote the service agreement that loads when you open a
> service manual? It is a violation of federal copyright law to possess the
> service manual if you are not an authorized service provider. How is that
> not illegal?
Because that's not how copyright works. It doesn't deal with possession,
it deals with duplication. If it's an original CD, copyright doesn't
pertain. And breaking Apple's service agreement isn't a crime, in and of
itself. Civil penalties could apply in extreme cases.
KeS
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