Nobody answered my question
But to answer yours it is illegal, because remember when you first bought you Xbox, what did it say?
Exactly, This is what it said, but in different wording for us lazy gamers!
I decided to get the real documents that would be used in court to prosecute one who does not comply with the wording stated
This is apart of Consumer Group Contract No. 19355
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3.5 No Reproduction of Finished Product Units Except by Microsoft or
Authorized Replicators. Licensee acknowledges that this Agreement does not
grant Licensee the right to reproduce or otherwise manufacture Finished Product
Units itself, or on its behalf, other than with Microsoft or an Authorized
Replicator. Licensee must use Microsoft or an Authorized Replicator to produce
Finished Product Units, pursuant to Section 4.
3.6 No Reverse Engineering. Licensee may utilize and study the design,
performance and operation of Xbox solely for the purposes of developing the
Software Title. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensee shall not, directly or
indirectly, reverse engineer or aid or assist in the reverse engineering of all
or any part of Xbox except and only to the extent that such activity is
expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation. Reverse
engineering includes, without limitation, decompiling, disassembly, sniffing,
peeling semiconductor components, or otherwise deriving source code. In
addition to any other rights and remedies that Microsoft may have under the
circumstances, Licensee shall be required in all cases to pay royalties to
Microsoft in accordance with Section 6 below with respect to any games or other
products that are developed, marketed or distributed by Licensee, and derived
in whole or in part from the reverse engineering of Xbox or any Microsoft data,
code or other material.
Whoa !!!! hold your horses
Hey Bcan I see that you are on par with today’s legal authorization, and I totally disagree with “kraft-xba”. But I will continue this discussion with you for indulgent and argumentative sake.
Bottom line is I too would like to get to the bottom of these legal half truths.
This is apart of EXHIBIT C
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BRANDING SPECIFICATIONS
The following guidelines apply whenever Licensee places a copy of any Licensed
Trademark on the Software Title, or related collateral materials.
- Licensee may use the Licensed Trademarks solely on the retail box,
documentation, and Art & Marketing Materials for the Software Title,
and in no other manner.
- Licensee's name, logo, or trademark must appear on any materials
where the Licensed Trademarks are used, and must be larger and more
prominent than the Licensed Trademarks.
- The Licensed Trademarks may not be used in any manner that expresses
or might imply Microsoft's affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement,
certification, or approval, other than as contemplated by this
Agreement.
- The Licensed Trademarks may not be included in any non-Microsoft
trade name, business name, domain name, product or service name,
logo, trade dress, design, slogan, or other trademark.
- Licensee may use the Licensed Trademarks only as provided by
Microsoft electronically or in hard copy form. Except for size
subject to the restrictions herein, the Licensed Trademarks may not
be altered in any manner, including proportions, colors, elements,
etc., or animated, morphed, or otherwise distorted in perspective or
dimensional appearance.