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Re:E-waste recycler loses appeal on computer restore disks, ... by jonathankoren on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @12:12PM (#16922965)
I’m really confused on what a “counterfeit operating system” would be. The only thing I can think of is some Linux distro made to look like Windows.
Re:E-waste recycler loses appeal on computer restore disks, ... by risotto_groupon on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @12:27PM (#16923153)
the [28,000] disks had "labels nearly identical to the discs provided by Dell for its computers and had the Windows and Dell logos," the Times wrote. As a result, Lundgren pleaded guilty to two of 21 charges, conspiracy and copyright infringement. He told the paper, "If I had just written 'Eric's Restore Disc' on there, it would have been fine."
Re:E-waste recycler loses appeal on computer restore disks, ... by monocasa on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @12:45PM (#16923373)
But, to be fair, they are byte for byte the same. It'd be one thing to use the trademarks on something that wasn't originally Microsoft's (or maybe had modified it).

But this isn't a ghost shift Louis Vuitton bag, it's literally exactly the same. Using Microsoft's trademark isn't misrepresenting the product.

Re:E-waste recycler loses appeal on computer restore disks, ... by slim on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @12:26PM (#16923137)
Nowadays counterfeit means the vendor says it's counterfeit. The burden is on the buyer to prove it's not