Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 08:05:58 -0600 From: Andrew Gould <andrewlylegould@gmail.com> To: michael <michael.copeland@gmail.com> Cc: mcoyles@horbury.wakefield.sch.uk, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Bernt Hansson <bernt@bah.homeip.net> Subject: Re: Ports on Macbook Message-ID: <d356c5630903030605j7eae7fcofb4bca30c8098ea9@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <49AD31A4.5050000@gmail.com> References: <630286c70902270134u18505882xbabf547190ae8747@mail.gmail.com> <49A94AF0.7080603@bah.homeip.net> <BAY126-DS4439E519C86F5EB0F96F9CAAB0@phx.gbl> <49A965D1.7080309@bah.homeip.net> <BAY126-DS58B054CE96DADF54DA1D0CAAB0@phx.gbl> <49A98ADB.2010107@bah.homeip.net> <1236080097.99160.0.camel@laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au> <49AD1FFB.4010008@bah.homeip.net> <001601c99bfe$fb6b6e10$f2424a30$@wakefield.sch.uk> <49AD31A4.5050000@gmail.com>
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On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 7:33 AM, michael <michael.copeland@gmail.com> wrote: > Marc Coyles wrote: > >> http://www.apple.com/legal/sla/macosx.html >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> They can write whatever they want. I'm not binded by it. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >> "This License allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple >> Software on a single *Apple-labeled* computer at a time" >> >> So, in theory, apply white lx tape to any PC, write "APPLE" on it >> in black marker. That PC is now labelled "Apple" and you can therefore >> use their software on it legally... (?) O_o >> >> Marci >> >> > playing the semantics game has gotten people in trouble before. > on a side note, Sweden is a member of Interpol, and therefore subject to > international laws. > > #this is specifically to our Swedish friend > > "http://www.interpol.int/Public/ICPO/Members/default.asp" > "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpol" > In order to maintain as politically neutral a role as possible, Interpol's > constitution <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution>; forbids its > involvement in crimes that do not overlap several member countries,^[2] < > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpol#cite_note-1>; or in any political, > military, religious, or racial crimes.^[3] < > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpol#cite_note-2>; Its work focuses > primarily on public safety, terrorism < > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism>, organized crime < > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organized_crime>, war crimes < > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes>, illicit drug < > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illicit_drug>; production, drug trafficking < > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_trafficking>, weapons smuggling < > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapons_smuggling>, human trafficking < > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking>, money laundering < > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_laundering>, child pornography < > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_pornography>, white-collar crime < > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-collar_crime>, computer crime < > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_crime>, intellectual property crime > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_Property>; and corruption < > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_corruption>. > > violating laws of more than one member state, in this case the united > states and anywhere that a stolen copy transfers to in the member states > constitutes a crime. that being digital or physical media. people have > already been prosecuted in countries for doing exactly this and arguing that > their own laws say its not forbidden. > >> _______________________________________________ >> <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > > ...and legalities aside, let's not forget the question of ethics. Andrew
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