Hackintoshing What part of this is illegal?

[coco3_man]

The point of this little exercise is to suggest that you (and everyone) not practice (or interpret) the law without the proper education and credentials.

As techs, we get perturbed when someone outside our field tries to tell us about our profession. Think lawyers and judges might feel the same?

Just my .02. YMMV

Rick

Just wondering how many companies and their lawyers twist the law to suit their own desires. I know of an individual who has taken on some very big companies and won against the self serving big law firms who are "professionals"

I will direct your attention to http://www.tabberone.com for some very amusing reading on legal cases involving copyright. She represented herself and sent some big players packing.

It is conceded in this conversation that we should never presume oneself an expert in legal matters and consult competent professionals for help. And as we know in our own business, just because they are "professionals" does not make them competent.

As professionals, we should stay away from anything to do with the subject at hand when it involves our clients. If some wants to buy a legal copy, insert the cd, and the software installs (even with a little work around), so what.

My $0.02

 

[GreenCycleComputers]

I guess for me it would be about remaining professional and avoiding the stigmata you will incur actively promoting such info. It doesn't matter if I agree that Apple locks you into overpriced hardware and a very limited selection of systems to choose from. It doesn't matter if its technically illegal or not. It doesn't matter if Apple will never hunt you down and sick their lawyers on you (which they wont). Just by advertising that you have the tools for sale for "hackintoshing" would associate you with software piracy. Someone trying to run a real business can't afford any kind of association with that whether true or not. Now that being said if someone comes along and actively asks me about it I'll do my best to point them in the right direction.