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UK Judge Rules COA is Not Evidence of a License

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the need-more-than-that dept.

blane.bramble writes "In a ruling against a company selling counterfeit and genuine licenses, a UK judge seems to have ruled that the Certificate of Authenticity is not itself sufficient proof of license possession. This could have major ramifications for UK businesses that consider keeping the COA as proof of being licensed. The quote in question is 'Thus it can confer no license for the use of any Microsoft software by passing on the COA (certificate of authenticity), nor can the COA be evidence of, or itself confer, such a license'."

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  1. Get lawyers on staff by Trigun · · Score: 5, Funny

    And maybe a notary as well. Some videographers would help out for all those business deals.

    I think I'll go into the market of blood-filled pens. I think blood is still binding, but I am (thankfully) not a lawyer!

    1. Re:Get lawyers on staff by level_headed_midwest · · Score: 4, Funny

      It isn't the *lawyer's* blood in those pens...

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    2. Re:Get lawyers on staff by Trigun · · Score: 3, Funny

      How are you going to pump blood out of creatures that have no heart?

    3. Re:Get lawyers on staff by owlnation · · Score: 2, Funny

      Lawyers have blood?

    4. Re:Get lawyers on staff by Don_dumb · · Score: 2, Funny
      Lawyers have blood?
      Well obviously, they get hungry sometimes.
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  2. Out of Context? You screwed buddy by neonprimetime · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I can do you an Office 2003 [Microsoft software] without a licence for eighty-five quid. The licensed version is one hundred and eighty-five quid. With the eighty-five quid one we're not lining Bill Gates's pocket. If he's installing it in a business or something he might want to do the licence. He might want to do it properly." Hill claimed that his remarks were taken out of context

    What? How possibly could this be taken out of context???? Unless of course you were saying something to the effect of "Well, if you want to get sued by Microsoft then I can do you an Office 2003 [Microsoft software] without a licence for eighty-five quid. The licensed version is one hundred and eighty-five quid. With the eighty-five quid one we're not lining Bill Gates's pocket. If he's installing it in a business or something he might want to do the licence. He might want to do it properly."

  3. Re:Out of Context? You screwed buddy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Bought one of those "Do not sell["] Radio Promo CDs...?

    I can tell you this: I haven't sold any.

  4. Re:I would understand... by Lehk228 · · Score: 2, Funny

    in other news ebay is now flooded with sales of one jumper + OEM windows XP pro ($89)

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  5. Re:Microsoft will use the terms that it sees fit. by Lehk228 · · Score: 2, Funny

    we microprinted our COA's onto the tips of this magazine of .50 cal machinegun ammo,

    please standby for document transfer

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    Snowden and Manning are heroes.