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From: howarde@mmintl.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: PC ROM copying
Message-ID: <1808@mmintl.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 16-Sep-86 12:45:23 EDT
Article-I.D.: mmintl.1808
Posted: Tue Sep 16 12:45:23 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 20-Sep-86 02:25:30 EDT
References: <1791@mmintl.UUCP> <9200018@clio>
Reply-To: howarde@mmintl.UUCP (Howard Eglowstein)
Organization: Multimate International, E. Hartford, CT
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In article <9200018@clio> berger@clio.UUCP writes:
>Nf-From: clio.Uiuc.ARPA!berger    Sep 11 18:05:00 1986
>I don't believe it's illegal to copy roms for PERSONAL, non-
>commercial use.  And you can always put the originals back in
>if you need service.

Part of buying the machine includes accepting the terms of the license
agreement.  Like all software currently sold, you have the right to make all
copies necessary for your continued use. (Not usually required w/ROMs).
Copying the ROMs for another machine is _exactly_ the same as making copies
of <your favorite application> for a friend.  If your machine tends to eat
ROMs, you may make copies of the ROM for your personal protection, but
that's it.  (If that's the case, I'd get a new machine :-))

You are correct about one thing - you can always put the original ROMs back
in before servicing.  I would recommend that as most dealers I know won't
jeopardize their relationship with IBM by servicing machines with pirated
code.

You can copy the ROMs for backup purposes, bot NOT for "PERSONAL,
non-commercial use" in another machine.  That is most definitely illegal.