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Is Leopard Legal?
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
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Hey guys,
Well I just wanted to know, is downloading Leopard legal? I've been reading some topics around here, and you're making it sound like it is legal.
Here in Switzerland, you are allowed to download music for free, that isn't illegal. The illegal part is putting it UP for download. So I wanted to know if it's the same with Leopard. Can you download it and it's legal, but put it up and it's illegal?
Thanks in advance 
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Sep 2006
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I am not an international lawyer, nor do I play one on TV, but let me ask you this:
"Did you buy Leopard from Apple?"
If yes, then you're good; if not, then not.
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Senior User
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Arizona Wasteland
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Unless you're downloading it from an ADC account, it is not legal.
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Moderator  Join Date: May 2001
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It isn't legal and we cannot support software piracy.
However, I find it strange that many people are so hell-bent on installing beta software on their machines. If you are interested in OS X beta seeds, become an ADC member. University students usually pay very little and most universities with a dedicated `Mac department' are ADC Select/Gold members anyway.
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I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
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Originally Posted by OreoCookie 
If you are interested in OS X beta seeds, become an ADC member.
I have a feeling most of these people are more interested in novelty than in development.
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Chuck
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"Instead of either 'multi-talented' or 'multitalented' use 'bisexual'."
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Originally Posted by Chuckit
I have a feeling most of these people are more interested in novelty than in development.
Yea .. and it is unbelievable that those people who download those pirated BETA software even complain when it crashes their Mac. 
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chmod a+x /bin/laden -- Allows anyone the permission to execute /bin/laden
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Moderator  Join Date: Dec 2000
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I'll mess with beta software now and then, but try to avoid it if it'll replace a current, productive, and stable version. I haven't messed with any beta/pre-release OS X versions since the public beta.
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Between Sydney and Melbourne
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Originally Posted by utw-Mephisto
Yea .. and it is unbelievable that those people who download those pirated BETA software even complain when it crashes their Mac.
Who?
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Oct 1999
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Student ADC memberships don't give you access to betas. They will ship you a copy of the final OS (along with OS X Server and other random stuff) within a couple months of release, though.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Los Angeles
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Originally Posted by moonmonkey
Who?
Someone here tried to start a Leopard bug list, for one.
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"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
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