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Re-purposing your own possessions is not illegal. Mac OS X does not become your own posession just because you bought a copy on DVD. The DVD, however, is yours
by GHFigs 17y ago
Re-purposing your own possessions is not illegal.
Mac OS X does not become your own posession just because you bought a copy on DVD. The DVD, however, is yours. If you want to re-purpose it as a coaster, go right ahead. I think you'll find Apple has no problem with that or any power to legal recourse to stop you if they do.
- gloob 17y agoThe software on the DVD is a physical property of the DVD, if you look at a low enough level. Repurposing the item based on that physical property, than than (e.g.) it's shape or weight, is the same thing, in principle.
- pohl 17y ago...but not in law. (in the relevant jurisdiction)
- GHFigs 17y agoIt is only the same if you throw out the extremely relevant difference that the software is under copyright. You do not hold the copyright on a book just because you own a copy of it made from ink on paper. Why do so many intelligent people not understand this?