What I wrote on July 7: QUOTE:
If you have an original System or OS CD-ROM, and you no longer use that software on a computer, you can give or sell that CD-ROM. If you upgraded on-line from OS 9.0 to 9.1, and you still use that software, you cannot give or sell the original 9.0 CD-ROM. You cannot make a copy of the original CD-ROM except for backup purposes. Therefore, if the original still exists in good condition, you cannot give or sell that copy. Neither can a person accept that gift. The above is assuming that your CD-ROM conveys a single-use license. Therefore, you cannot load more than one computer from that media. UNQUOTE "Larry le Mac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Due to the recent discussion (that rapidly lost it's focus) > about software piracy as regards the Mac OS, I would just > like to bring to light the relativly innocent situation of > putting a copy of the Mac OS onto a Mac. More to the point now: What is a "copy"? Legal, licensed copies are those that are manufactured by Apple. I can go to the Apple store or to Small Dog Electronics on-line and buy any number of legal copies. Also, a home-made, back-up CD-ROM copy of the OS installed on my Mac is also legal. But I cannot use the back-up copy to install the OS on another Mac, nor can I accept such a copy from another person. > > A very typical situation is that one buys a second hand > Mac without any CDs (where do all thos CDs go ?) and > then obtains a copy of the Mac OS install CD for this > model. I suppose that most of those CDs get lost, or the rightful owner keeps them in order to install the OS illegally on a second, third, etc Macs. For a second hand Mac without the OS media, one should buy a legal copy of the Mac OS. One can also accept the gift of a legal copy. A legal copy is an Apple original CD-ROM that has not been used to install the OS on a Mac, or if an Apple original CD-ROM has been used to install the OS, it can be used again for another machine provided the OS has been removed from the first machine. For example, if I buy OS 9.0 for my old Performa 6300 and I also remove OS 8.1, I can then sell or give away the media for OS 8.0/8.1. > > Now, this I suppose in a sense constitutes software piracy > as one does not have the licence, True. > > Now, I do not willingly give Redmond one Cent (my PCs > run the freeware licenced version of Windoze), and I have > Macs running "unlicenced" copies of the Mac OS, so I am > not bringing this subject up to attack people who don't > pay the OS licence, I am merely bringing it up for discussion > to see what people think... You are in violation of the license. Apple now makes it easier for Mac owners to stay legal by selling the Family Pack OS X Panther, good for up to five Macs in one home. -- Al Poulin Anger, hate, and revenge are for the devil, forgiveness is for God, proactive self-defense is for the rest of us. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
