Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 25th Apr 2008 15:01 UTC
When PsyStar announced they would be offering their own Macintosch clone, pre-installed with Apple's Mac OS X Leopard, they opened up a whole can of worms. Despite the fact that the company itself was shrouded in mystery and dubiousness, the possible implications of their actions sparkled an interesting debate here on OSNews as well as other discussion venues: can PsyStar and its users just discard Apple's End User License Agreement for Leopard? Instead of relying on my own limited layman's understanding of Dutch Common Law, I decided to contact Dutch legal experts, and ask for their opinions on Apple's EULA, and EULAs in general.
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This would be the case in Germany, too, as far as I do understand it. The legal term is "private backup copy" (private Sicherheitskopie) which allows you to duplicate, for example, installation CDs / DVDs for your individual use; regarding the intended use of these installation media, i. e. the installing process itself, you are required to have the license to do it (usually a shiny sticker on the back or the bottom of your computer) with the respective registration code. You even may give the duplicated media to someone else, as long as it is an 1:1 copy (no modifications), the person given the copy will of course need to have a license, too.
Well, I think so, too. In both regards.
This could be possible. The only situation interesting would be if it's allowed to sell these instructions ("how to do something that is not intended and may be illegal"), but you can surely sell a PC, a set of Mac OS X installation media, and give some sheets of printed paper as a "thank you present". :-)