On Nov 15, 5:50*am, "cshenk" > wrote:
> "~misfit~" wrote
>
> > Sqwertz wrote:
> > I'm not playing the innocent. alt.bittorrent is not a 'pro-piracy circle'.
> > Choose your words more carefully.
> > I appreciated your advice BTW.
> >> OK, so maybe it's not _software_ piracy, but I'd bet you're not
> >> downloading 100% legit media from Demonoid.
> > Is Demonoid back up? Actually the last thing I downloaded from there was
> > an XP Home ISO so I could re-install on a laptop that wasn't supplied with
> > media, just a COA.
> > That's great for you. Just a word to the wise; Just because I read and
> > post in alt.bittorrent doesn't make me a piracy advocate.
>
> Much as I hate to get involved in this sort of thing, the laws where you
> are, are quite different from some other lands. *Downloading an XP ISO when
> you already have your COA, is totally *legal* in your country as well as
> many others. *If it sqicks out USA folks, it's because the lack experience
> in the laws of other lands.
>
> Even in the USA, if you have a *legal* COA (Certificate of Authority to the
> rest), it can be applied to an ISO. *But I'm going to dive out of this
> thread fast as USA folks tend to get extremely USA centric on this one.
> They tend to assume that what they 'know' is all there is to know and anyone
> who doesnt conform to their view, is a pirate.

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