Dan sorry, but you may ask a lawyer about this... If you have the computer that is bluemarked as a system as Apple Computers, you may barrow... you may download because you have the right the copy of orginal cd as backup for yourself... In this case you would use your backup. As long as you use same version of installation it is legal because as i said Apple Computers come with license of Mac Os but only manufactured Mac Os not other. The share ports use this backup issues and legitimite their selfs. So what you are doing is legal or illegal according what you are doing. If you do not use the orginal system, and barrow a cd or carbon copy it is illegal. But as mentioned other posts, really Apple is not care too much single user acts. But i recommend to install orginal Mac Os version that the machine comes orginally with or Buy new license... For installing orginal Mac OS version that themachine comes with he/she can use whatever source avaible as long as source is the same version.
NO. You may NOT borrow. The license says: 3. Transfer. You may not rent, lease, lend, redistribute or sublicense the Apple Software. Operative words there: NOT and LEND. 2009/5/11 Dan <[email protected]>: > > This thread is .... bugging me. > > Let's be clear here. Apple's licensing is VERY specific. > <http://www.apple.com/legal/sla/> > > At 12:03 PM -0400 5/11/09, Mac G4 wrote: >>then how do places like powermax.com and the like sell all these >>used machines with no discs? > > The physical media is just a part, like any other component in the > system. There is no legal requirement that anyone ever sell you any > used product that's 100% complete. It would be nice if resellers > included it. And they could easily - as they're available from > Apple. But *shrug*. > >> > Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 18:58:35 +0300 >> > Subject: Re: New to Mac - Just purchased used G4 >> > From: [email protected] >> > >>> You may barrow and install 10.2 and 9.2.2 without any license issue >>> from a friend or a copy CD. > > NO. You may NOT borrow. > > The license says: > 3. Transfer. You may not rent, lease, lend, redistribute or > sublicense the Apple Software. > > Operative words there: NOT and LEND. > >> > 2009/5/11 Baha Ata <[email protected]>: >>> > I mean, what the computer had when its produced as system is legal for >> > > Apple. Some folks misunderstood it. Other versions need license. > > Poor english aside, correct. Every Mac includes a NON-TRANSFERRABLE > license for its ORIGINAL software. When you upgrade the software, > you are buying a NEW license that IS transferrable. But still, the > ORIGINAL license stays with the hardware. > >> > >>> On May 8, 2009, at 6:09 PM, Baha Ata wrote: >> > >>>> rapdishare.com :) license look up apple retail stores... you may >>> >>>> declare your copy of orjinal system.. what is the production system >>> >>>> from Apple too... but rapidshare is ok... > > NO. The uploader violated the license - remember that whole NOT and > LEND thing? Add to that NOT and REDISTRIBUTE. I would also make the > case that RapidShare should be held liable, since they're making > money thru ad revenue. > > Bruce said, about Baha Ata's text: >> > >>> The above is a complete load of codswallop. Do NOT rely on this >> > >>> person's advice. > > Exactly. > >> > >>> Purchasing a used copy of software is legal, and is the way to get >>> >>> older Mac OSes. > > AS LONG as it's not the media that came WITH the Mac. That's the > copy that's NON-TRANSFERRABLE. It has to stay with the hardware. > > - Dan. > -- > - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth > > > > -- Baha Ata --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
