Add Windows partition to existing Ubuntu Partition

[Nils Kassube]

Gordon wrote:
> Amedee Van Gasse (ub) wrote:
> > On Thu, October 15, 2009 14:16, Gordon wrote:
> >> Find a friend with the exact same version of XP you originally had
> >> on that machine, and make a copy of the CD. It's the Product key
> >> you pay for, not the media......
> >
> > No.
> > You pay for the license.
> > The product key is just an artifact of the license, just like the
> > media. Microsoft lawyers would say that this is illegal.
>
> So why then, can you go to MS and buy a replacement media for little
> more than the shipping cost, as long as you have a valid product key?

Because Microsoft is the copyright owner and they are authirized to give 
you a new copy of their software. If I understand the copyright law of 
my country correctly, I am not allowed to give away a copy of any 
version of Windows even if I have a legal copy of the software. I 
suppose, copyright laws in most countries are very similar in this 
regard. If you don't know what the copyright law in your country allows 
you to do, hire a lawyer.


Nils