[NTLUG:Discuss] Crazy request

[Chris DesJardins]

When I worked for Microsoft (Chicago Beta) they gave us copies of the
Windows 95 Gold Label. I still have the shrink wrapped box, I was hoping to
get Bill Gates to sign and have kept it as a collectable. It has never been
opened and is still shrink wrapped in the box. What could I get for it?

On Wed, Jan 22, 2025, 7:03 PM Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com> wrote:

> Leroy Tennison said on Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:26:10 +0000 (UTC)
>
> >Does anyone have a copy of Windows 95 with license?  I need to create
> >a virtual machine with it because I have some old software (which
> >would be really expensive to replace) that runs on it.  I realize the
> >risks - I'm not even going to configure a network card for this VM,
> >there are ways of getting any data I save off by other means.  Thanks
> >for your help.
>
> Unless you're asking the person to send you the official Win95
> installer CD, delete all copies of it that he may have, and delete all
> VMs or dualboots using it, you're asking the person to violate the law
> and subject themselves to copyright penalties
> ( https://www.lib.purdue.edu/uco/infringement ). And even if the person
> gives you all copies, I don't know whether the license prevented
> transfer or second sale. And before you tell me about the first sale
> doctrine, being on the right side of the law doesn't prevent you or the
> person who does you this favor from enduring a time consuming and
> expensive lawsuit, even if such lawsuit is without merit.
> You say your old software would be really expensive to replace. Would
> it cost $150,000 USD? Because that's what it might cost somebody who
> cooperates with you.
>
> And beware, because as I remember, in order to install Win95 you need
> to be able to give the installer access to a MS-DOS installer floppy.
>
> I'm not a lawyer, and this isn't legal advice, but I wouldn't be caught
> dead cooperating with such a scheme. There's a reason we use Free
> Software: To steer clear of this kind of situation.
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
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