Darren New wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Depends on where you download it from.  If you download it from MSDN, 
>> it's perfectly legal.
> 
> If you can download it from MSDN, you've already agreed to the license 
> when you signed up for MSDN.
> 
> It really is pretty simple. :-)
> 

Not true for me, anyways.

I can download XP just fine with just my campus login information 
through the local mirror. Actually, I think almost anyone could, if they 
found the mirror's address. It might block to local ISPs or VPN only, I 
stopped paying attention at some point.

Getting the license key for XP, however, requires clicking through a 
license agreement on the MSDN page. I am free to do just about anything 
with that CD image...burn it, draw pictures on the burned CDs, hang them 
from a car mirror...but until I agree to the license, both on MSDN and 
on the installer, I am not licensed to use XP.

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