XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: gordonbparker@yahoo.com   
      
   On 20/12/10 05:55, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   > Why? How else would you describe widespread and systematic deliberate   
   > copyright infringement?   
      
   It's not really to do with copyright infringement, it's more to do with   
   this nonsense that MS tries to perpetuate that an OEM Windows licence   
   becomes invalid when the licensee CHANGES THE MOTHERBOARD!   
   The scenario goes like this: the Licensee agrees to thew EULA on   
   installation, which has NO MENTION whatsoever of motherboards. All it   
   says is that the copy cannot be installed "on another computer" which is   
   fair enough. They then (for whatever reason) need to change the   
   motherboard. Bang! Activation fails.   
   What does MS say? "Well actually, paying customer, there's another   
   agreement, that's secret, an agreement between us and the manufacturer   
   of your computer, that you HAVEN'T agreed to, and have NEVER seen, but   
   we say means that you cannot install your OEM copy on a new or different   
   motherboard"!!!!!!!!!   
   You wouldn't believe the excuses that come out by certain people to   
   defend this illegal contract!   
   Any court in the world would throw that out as being unfair or illegal   
   contract terms, and yet MS still tries to get away with it via their   
   "activation" system.   
      
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