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disk copy law ?
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2001 11:11 pm
by renovation
as most know my kid is off to collage in a week or so
here is my ?
is it legal for me to make copys of the software as back ups -if the machines are in my name and i have the product serial no.and stuff ?
i dont really want to send $1000 worth of software to the school if i can send copys and be legal !
backup's only
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2001 7:41 am
by Donkee
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2001 7:25 am
by TSDible
FYI...
If your kid is off to college. Have them check with their school's book store. Chances are they can pick up "educational" versions of all the software for well under what you expect. I remember only paying like $50 for the full version of office 95 when it came out and I was at PSU. (It was around $400 in stores I think).
There is no difference in software except it says "educational" on the box.
Depending on what school they go to, it could be even cheaper... some schools have deals with different Software manufactures.
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2001 12:09 am
by renovation
thanks -and she will be going to western michigan university so im sure they have them deals
hell for what a year cost to go there they better !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
legally you can makes copy of cd's
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2001 11:01 pm
by fearfox
you can make copy of cd's as long is not distrubted or sold. but if you owner software and making backups it is okay but not if your going around and selling it no problem take care nice college
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2001 6:31 am
by TSDible
Yes, you can make a backup copy of most software, but you are still not allowed to install it on more than one machine at a time.
yes that is true
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2001 10:41 pm
by fearfox
but unless you register the program then microsoft will know you distrubuted among other computers
who cares is bill gates rich already. the guy is set for life
*sigh*
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2001 11:45 pm
by TSDible
It is people like you who make the software more expensive for the rest of us.
TSDible my friend
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2001 10:20 am
by fearfox
have ever purchased any server software. I purchased an original copy of windows nt 4.0 server edition for about 1,350. that is alot of money. but remeber you can buy license for software for $2 each.
so plz
off stop your bitching. You may have alot of money to spend on such careless things. but i only purchase what i feel it deserves to be purchased. How much do you make year. compare taht to what bil gates does. so i would shut your trap TSDible.
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2001 11:20 am
by Kakarot
Nothing like bringing a thread back up from the dead
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2001 7:46 pm
by poop
Yup... Just like flogging a horse that's been dead for a LOOOONNG time.