On 5/1/07, jtroxas <jtroxas@gmail.com> wrote:
> In your Country Is it Legal to Modify\Patch Your own legitimate copy of
> software for personal use... I mean legitimate is software you already
> bought.. An let say you bought the software does microsoft own that copy,
> confiscate it as they will)  like its on a lease basis or something... or is
> it legally yours i.e. if you get in trouble you still get to keep the CD's
> but not use it.....
> Maybe if I apply a patch on tcpip.sys made by somebody else to Increase
> Number of connection Limit in XP.. let say this patch http://www.lvllord.de/
> will I be violating anything or get in trouble or something... just want to
> know what you think and please dont point me to go consult professional
> help...
> thanks...
>
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I'm willing to be that, technically, it is disallowed, but that
doesn't mean you can't actually do it. Microsoft is never going to sue
you for patching a file unless you're doing something that will
[financially] harm them.

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