The best way to avoid becoming a victim of software piracy when buying or selling a refurbished PC is to understand some basic facts:It is a refurbisher’s responsibility to ensure a PC is professionally refurbished and properly licensed with genuine software before it is sold to a new customer.
A refurbisher or retailer could be subject to liability for copyright infringement if:
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A PC is sold with an improperly licensed copy of Windows. |
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There is no original Certificate of Authenticity (COA), or the COA is not associated with the original PC. |
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The original operating system recovery media and manuals that were shipped with the PC when it was new are not provided. |
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A Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher COA and valid recovery media are not provided when the original recovery media and original licensing components are not available. |
To avoid piracy on refurbished PCs, contact a Microsoft Refurbisher today!
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