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I have always been curious about this issue. Often when I'm browsing macs that are available on eBay, a large number of them are listed with something along the lines of "sorry, no CD's included" or "original restore DVD's/CD's not included." Yet, they are shipping the computers with the OS installed. Is this not a violation of the software license agreement? For example, I recently was browsing for a good deal on a MBP. I found one that appears to be in excellent condition, great specs, but it says "Leopard and Ilife 08 (no cd's)." First of all, that stinks because I will never be able to restore/reinstall anything without having to go buy another copy. But second, as far as I can tell, it's illegal. According to the OS X single-user license agreement,
"You may . . . make a one-time permanent transfer of all of your license rights to the Apple Software (in its original form as provided by Apple) to another party, provided that: (a) the transfer must include all of the Apple Software, including all its component parts, original media, printed materials and this License; (b) you do not retain any copies of the Apple Software, full or partial, including copies stored on a computer or other storage device; and (c) the party receiving the Apple Software reads and agrees to accept the terms and conditions of this License . . ." (section 3 of SULA)
Even if they had the family pack, that is only licensed for five installs within ONE household, right? Any thoughts on this. I googled with no avail . . . -Jon
"You may . . . make a one-time permanent transfer of all of your license rights to the Apple Software (in its original form as provided by Apple) to another party, provided that: (a) the transfer must include all of the Apple Software, including all its component parts, original media, printed materials and this License; (b) you do not retain any copies of the Apple Software, full or partial, including copies stored on a computer or other storage device; and (c) the party receiving the Apple Software reads and agrees to accept the terms and conditions of this License . . ." (section 3 of SULA)
Even if they had the family pack, that is only licensed for five installs within ONE household, right? Any thoughts on this. I googled with no avail . . . -Jon