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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAI_Systems_Corp._v._Peak_Computer%2C_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAI_Systems_Corp._v._Peak_Comp.... sorted out most of that
by Avshalom 7y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAI_Systems_Corp._v._Peak_Computer%2C_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAI_Systems_Corp._v._Peak_Comp.... sorted out most of that
and yes hilariously for a couple weeks it was illegal to run software.
- gamblor956 7y agoand yes hilariously for a couple weeks it was illegal to run software. This simplification of the legal case is just as bad or worse than a movie saying they found America's launch code by hacking the dark web (in the movie's defense, they were focused on the fighting and explosions, IT accuracy was not on the top 100 items of their priority list.) It was never illegal for a licensee to run software they had licensed on their own computers. The issue was whether an unlicensed repair/maintenance company, Peak, could run MAI's OS while repairing customer computers. The 9th Circuit said no. Congress subsequently changed the underlying statute so that repair companies could run computer software as part of their repair/maintenance duties.