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244199 2004-06-13 22:57:00 Last week, someone (a client) asked me to install a pirated copy of Windows XP for him but I turned him down.

I would like to know and confirm, who is responsible in this case? The owner of the computer (and the pirated software) or the person who installs the software?

Cheers
bk T (215)
244200 2004-06-13 23:06:00 You wont catch me touching anyones pirated software,i let common sence rule the day on this issue. metla (154)
244201 2004-06-13 23:18:00 it can be a bit of a grey aera. if they didn't tell you it was pirated would you know it was ?? obviuosly if they start asking you to find keygens for them.......:(

if you had installed it and he got caught you could have gone for a slide with him. requardless of the responsiblity its not a good look for a buisness to be seen installing pirate software.

the catch is you proberly will loose some buisness to those micky repairers who repair a pc and install a few thousand $$$ worth of illegal software on it as well.

i think you did the right thing. if they want to play with pirate stuff they can do it themselves.
tweak'e (174)
244202 2004-06-13 23:45:00 Let's all remember PC General... RIP. whiskeytangofoxtrot (438)
244203 2004-06-14 07:23:00 > Let's all remember PC General... RIP.

Remind me. What happened?
Baldy (26)
244204 2004-06-14 08:01:00 From memory they got done for selling a lot of pre-installed machines sans the licence. I could be wrong though. whiskeytangofoxtrot (438)
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