If someone put Microsoft Office 2003 in my computer but didn't give me a hard copy of it...is that still legal? I know copying the disk and giving me a copy is not ok but....
I know if something ever happened to the hard drive and/or programs I would have to have that person re-install it.
2006-12-06 07:03:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
But it's probably done more than it should be?
2006-12-06 07:08:11 · update #1
Sometime Yes, most of the times no. Depends who did it and what type of licensing agreement they have with Microsoft.
A personal copy of the software that was loaded on you computer by a Friend is not legal. If your Friend however has a distribution license then it is legal.
You are correct it is very common for Friends to share their software, but that doesn't make it legal.
2006-12-06 07:07:12 · answer #1 · answered by Peter K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, its not legal, but Microsoft has bigger problems to worry about than if one person installed their copy of Office on a couple computers.
2006-12-06 07:06:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't sound right. Whomever did that would have to have a volume license - that's how you can install the software without having a CD set for each license - but that doesn't sound like what happened in your case.
2006-12-06 07:05:51 · answer #3 · answered by BigRez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its illegal if they use that copy for more than one computer. unless you have the shiny sticker with the license number on it, you are breaking the law.
2006-12-06 07:05:45 · answer #4 · answered by Kutekymmee 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, it is not legal.
2006-12-06 07:08:01 · answer #5 · answered by voidtillnow 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋