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.

Hey, I like the way you explain things to us simple folks. :-)


Becca