Yeah.. Sure..

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Original post by Coward
Complete BS, right?

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Right. OEM software comes with a new computer. If bought without a computer, it should have the box/manual etc. Windows Server 2003 Enterprise for $200? Not.

BTW, e-mail them and ask do you get certificate of authenticity for the MS products, if they say no....





[edited by - yspotua on March 4, 2004 1:13:25 PM]

BIZ Registry WHOIS Data

    Domain Name 	        CDSFORYOU.BIZ
    Domain ID 	                D5814590-BIZ
    Sponsoring Registrar 	GANDI SARL
    Domain Status 	        ok
    Registrant ID 	        O-802569-GANDI
    Registrant Name 	        Alexander Popov
    Registrant Organization 	Alexander Popov
    Registrant Address1 	Gagarina 15
    Registrant City 	        Mahachkala
    Registrant Postal Code 	31953
    Registrant Country 	        Russian Federation
    Registrant Country Code 	RU
    Registrant Phone Number 	+7.9028775014
    Registrant Email 	        cdatlow@mail.ru

 

Okaaay. Someone should report them to MS, Adobe, and all the others they sell illegal copies from.

It''s not necessarily illegal. OEM software has to be shipped with computer hardware, but a lot of contracts don''t specify what computer hardware. So you''ll get, say, a copy of Microsoft Office and a 5 1/4" floppy disk drive. Shady, but I''m pretty sure it''s legal.

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"Sneftel is correct, if rather vulgar." --Flarelocke

From the FAQ:

"This software is recognized as a backup software."

They offer free international shipping too. Go communism!

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Original post by Sneftel
It''s not necessarily illegal. OEM software has to be shipped with computer hardware, but a lot of contracts don''t specify what computer hardware. So you''ll get, say, a copy of Microsoft Office and a 5 1/4" floppy disk drive. Shady, but I''m pretty sure it''s legal.

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In this case however they are hiding behind the tag of "OEM" to try and cover for the fact they are selling copied (pirated) CDs. For Joe user this explaination is usually enough to hold off suspicion when they recieve a CD with a laser printer label with the registration code on it, with no accompaning licence certificate. There are countless operations like this. For this reason I''m removing the link.

So is someone gonna report them?

"It would''ve worked if it weren''t for those medling kids!"

Well, the guy seems to be Russian. Russia has other problems than to care about copyright infringements, especially from American companies (read: they don''t give a shit). The worst that could happen to him, is that he''ll get his domain cancelled (NeuLevel, the .biz NIC, is in the US, afaik), and his site will go offline (which seems to be hosted by an American company). One week later, he''ll be up again on a different domain. Probably one outside of US jurisdiction, if he is smart.

Fighting against internationally operating commercial software pirates is unfortunately very, very hard. See Thailand, for example, where the money made by large scale commercial product piracy (not only software) represents a large amount of the countries economy.