Re: Moral/legal question

"Kim2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I use ACAD 2004 at work.
>
> I would like to now purchase a copy for home for off-hours consultancy
> work. My system is a W98 system that works fine and for reasons not
> relevant enough to go into here, I do not want to upgrade it to WinXP
> at present.

For the record, it's not necessary to upgrade to WinXP in order to use ACAD
2004.
ACAD 2004 on Windows 98 works fine.

>
> Can I purchase a copy of ACAD 2004 and install instead a pirated copy
> of Acad 2002? I have tried obtaining a copy of 2002 but all the
> AutoDesk distributors in my country say it is not available. My copy
> of 2004 would then just sit on the shelf and would not be used on ANY
> computer. What is the legal or moral position of what I am proposing?
>
> All viewpoints welcomed.