I'm starting this on the Vintage Macs because it might be the case that many vintage Mac users/owners find themselves using upgraded software re Operating Systems. We've had several strings that have discussed the do's and don'ts, right and wrongs about using software with . . .or without "owning" it, but I have a couple of lingering questions. If you are using a computer with an Operating System installed on the hard drive, it seems reasonable that the creator and copyright owner require that you have the disk and therefore the right to use his/her intellectual property, and that if you use it in violation of that requirement you be deemed guilty of infringement of his/her copyright and subject to penalty, civil and/or criminal. What about having that same Operating System installed on a computer that is sitting in the corner of the room, not being used? (hold on, I'm building up to a question). How about that same Operating System installed on a hard drive that is not in a computer, but that is just sitting on your desk? Are you just a guilty as in the instance where the OS is in immediate use? How about on a computer sitting out in the garage with an OS on the HD that you have no disk for? I'm not really interested in hearing a bunch of practical advice in the matter, but in discussing the abstract principles involved. -- All the best, R.A. Cantrell
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