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Questions tagged [legal]

Questions about the legality of certain situations. Those are mostly considered off topic for Super User.

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Is an EULA enforceable?

I have always wondered about the legality of the Eula. How can it be enforced? Is it a legal contract? And is it valid in all countries? Not all countries have identical laws... I remember Psystar attacked the Mac OS X Eula. And in Germany, a…
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Can I transfer a Windows 7 license to another computer?

Possible Duplicate: When reinstalling Windows 7, does the language, version, architecture (64-bit or 32-bit) or source (OEM, retail, or MSDN) matter? I was thinking of buying Windows 7 Ultimate to be installed on an old computer. In due time, I…
caliban
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Where I can I legally download Windows 7 installation .ISO files?

Possible Duplicate: Where do I download Windows 7 (legally from Microsoft)? Disclaimer: I'm primarily a Linux/Unix person, so all this Windows licensing stuff is new to me. Where I can I legally download Windows 7 installation .ISO files? (And…
user74416
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Is overclocking legal?

Is overclocking your CPU and GPU classified as being legal ? If so, why don't manufacturers make overclocking easier so that just about anyone is able to play around with it ? - at own risk of course.
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Legality of using a burned CD with a legal CD-Key?

I have a friend that keeps a collection of burned Windows CD's; 2000, XP, Vista which he uses to repair peoples computers with. Now he justifies this by saying he uses the CD-Key on their OEM sticker that came with their PC. As long as the…
Juice
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Is it legal to migrate my operating system to another machine?

Possible Duplicate: Can I transfer a Windows 7 license to another computer? If I have a computer which is physically damaged beyond practical repair, can I legally take the Product Key from that computer and use it to install the same Operating…
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how to report some illegal website to FBI or crime department

I asked this question on stackoverflow and they suggested this I dont know whether i can ask this question here or not I am finding many web forums supportingstealing of personal info like creditcards and they selling at 2$ each and thye making…
steve
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What are the restrictions on h264 usage?

What do people mean when they say the h264 video codec is "patent encumbered"? What restrictions are there to the usage of h264? I've been using the free Handbrake transcoder to encode h264 videos and using the free VLC media player to decode h264…
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Is automated web site access legal?

Many web sites include in their terms of service things about automated access being prohibited. One example is in ebay's robots.txt file: The use of robots or other automated means to access the eBay site\n without the express permission of…
Christopher Shroba
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What does derivative work mean in the context of websites?

If a website uses pictures on some pages that are under cc-by-sa. The images have been modified slightly to fit into the page. What is the derivative work? only the images themselves only the part of the page that uses the image (i.e article copy,…
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Development Virtual Machine - Is Windows XP still a possible option

I want to separate my development work from my routine work. My host OS is Windows 7. I was wondering if Windows XP would be a viable choice for the guest OS. I do not own a copy of Windows XP now. Doing some quick searches on sites like Futureshop,…
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ZFS distribution in Linux kernel?

If anyone has a better title for this question feel free to edit I am wondering about something related to the conflict between CDDL (Sun's license) and the GPL. Mainly pertaining to the reason ZFS cannot be added to the Linux kernel. I was told ZFS…
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Technically 'pirating' software?

I was wondering about computers yesterday, and I got onto the subject of pirating operating systems. The place that I work in has a small network of computers, about 15-20 used by employees. As the employees work, sometimes they get bored and will…
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Can I use my Windows 7 license in a dual-boot configuration?

Possible Duplicate: When installing Windows 7 or Vista, does the language, version, architecture (64-bit or 32-bit) or source (OEM, retail, or MSDN) matter? I've purchased a retail license of Windows 7 Ultimate for my machine at home. I'm…
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Vista OS disk for Gateway used to install on another Laptop

Is it possible to use a Vista OS cd for a Gateway laptop to install Vista on another Laptop? I wish to do this since the other Laptop didn't come with an OS cd, and recently I had to completely replace the corrupted Vista with Ubuntu I now need to…
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