Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:13:04 -0700, 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.
> 
> Actually, I don't believe I did, because I was signed up by my employer.

The employer signed it on your behalf. They get to bind you to 
contracts, you know. :-) Technically, *you* aren't downloading it, the 
company is. You're just downloading it on behalf of the company.

>> It really is pretty simple. :-)
> 
> Well, yes, but the statement was that it's not legal to download the 
> file.  I was just pointing out that there are circumstances where it 
> is. ;-)

Sure. I thought you meant from a warez site or something. Obviously, if 
you (the company) has already agreed to and paid for the MSDN license, 
that's a different story than just randomly downloading the file.

-- 
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
  Helpful housekeeping hints:
   Check your feather pillows for holes
    before putting them in the washing machine.

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