Re:E-waste recycler loses appeal on computer restore disks, ...
by jonathankoren on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @12:12PM
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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.
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Re:E-waste recycler loses appeal on computer restore disks, ...
by risotto_groupon on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @12:27PM
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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
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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.