TheWakeUpCall Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Has anyone been caught and sued for downloading any dvds or osx86 installation things off bittorrent? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/15106-downloading/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogabean Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 It is my belief that this won't happen. 1. think of how many people on here have been exposed to OS X now and love it. 2. apple will eventually either: a. sell a vanilla os x or b. lock it down to the point it can not be run on vanilla hardware. either way they win. they either sell copies of vanilla os x or they sell a few more macs when the people who loved using it on their vanilla hardware are unable to use it anymore and the older versions don't cut it anymore. I don't think Apple is going to make a move. Piracy has in fact helped Microsoft as much as it will help Apple over time. They can not condone it... but doesn't mean they will actively pursue litigation. Now I am not a lawyer and I don't know what Apple is thinking, these are simply my opinions on the matter and could be completely wrong. Personally I do feel guilty about running the hacked copy, but at the same time I do it. if Apple released a vanilla os x tomorrow... i would buy it, format and install it in a heart beat though. I've purchased every upgrade for my PPC macs and will continue to do so until they can't be upgraded anymore or I put them to rest. In that I feel a *little* better... I think. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/15106-downloading/#findComment-96845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipstream Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Has anyone been caught and sued for downloading any dvds or osx86 installation things off bittorrent? no Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/15106-downloading/#findComment-96852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillS Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 It seems only Music downloaders have really been targeted. Demonoid is a private site so changes of problems are minimal. I would buy a vanilla os x myself too if they released it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/15106-downloading/#findComment-96860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogabean Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 It seems only Music downloaders have really been targeted. Demonoid is a private site so changes of problems are minimal. I would buy a vanilla os x myself too if they released it. hahaha. Demonoid is about as a private club as gmail was. Seriously... who hasn't been able to get in? Now Oink's... that's a little more private. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/15106-downloading/#findComment-97101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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