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Old 05-24-2004, 09:48 AM
mikenune
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I think you've switched your definitions of "sad" and "legal" because "sad it what that is" makes no sense whereas "legal is what that is" makes perfect sense.

But, because I've already posted on the topic of warez at length, I'll limit myself to the following and then never post on this thread again. . .

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Originally Posted by mikenune
What they don't seem to realize is that they ARE NOT PURCHASING THE RIGHTS TO THE PROGRAM. After you go out and buy a copy of Windows XP Home Edition, YOU DO NOT OWN THAT PROGRAM.

What you are doing is purchasing the right to USE THAT PROGRAM UNDER THE RESTRICTIONS AND GUIDELINES SET FORTH IN THE USER LICENSE.
[quote=mikenune]The following is an excerpt from the Intellectual Property Sentencing Guidelines page of CyberCrime.gov.

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