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Reeve of shinra · #**379** 03-26-2004, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by magnus

FYI, Jelsoft cannot sue or bring any valid legal action against a site which carries/distributes the vBHosting hack. The hack itself does not violate the EULA. Only when the hack is applied to the source does it then violate the EULA. So, unless the site is distributing modified copies of the vBulletin source code, Jelsoft has absolutely no legal ground to stand on in the matter.

This same scenario applies to "cracks" for software programs. The crack in and of itself is no more legal or illegal than the program it modifies.

Just thought I'd point that out..

I dont have the hack but if the installation instructions contain Jelsoft code (which almost every hack does) then it would be a copyright violation.

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