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@evan or @kyle I'm not sure what the appropriate actions would be to do right now, as I just got the email. I shared an unactivated copy of windows to @paperboypaddy and today Google emailed me saying the content was removed. some more information is in my post.

Also, should I currently be worried about anything legal happening? it was a 32 and 64 bit copy of a windows 10 .ISO file.

Will this be an issue for iFixit itself?

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@captainsnowball here is a copy of our Terms of Use. Please read it carefully and do not use our forum to distribute copyrighted materials. You are okay for now, since the content was removed, but we are obligated to ban repeat offenders.

Fun fact: We write our own guides for Apple products because, even though there are official Apple repair manuals, we're legally not allowed to share them!

The DMCA is not perfect. It harms the repair industry in many ways. We fight it tooth and nail, but as a business we're obligated to comply with it wholly and ask you do the same.

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So is this OK? including a source like I did here? https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/4552...

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I think that taking down a uncracked/activated image like @captainsnowball posted is ridiculous (even *if* it is owned by Microsoft). What probably happened was an authorized agent hired by Microsoft probably didn't test it and blindly DMCA'd anything on Google Drive over a single pirated copy.

The problem with Windows 10 is they update it in a way that leaves older systems behind over time for the latest version, so if you have a low end machine like the HP Stream series you're more likely to be left behind. It's less of a problem with i5/i7 systems, but most people buy the cheapest thing and those are left behind first. This is where the DMCA falls short; newer images may not work on older systems (especially low end Celeron models with eMMC), so you may end up having to use an older image from a 3rd party source to install Windows 10 on a system.

With that being said the way he did it is risky and he got unlucky. You're still gambling by doing it but most sites who host uncracked copies are fine. There was a time when you could just give someone the Digital River link, but that changed when Microsoft hosted the images on their servers.

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It has to do with the safe harbor provisions in the DMCA. If they remove it trusting the copyright holder, they can avoid getting sued. Generally speaking it's not 100% legal to distribute unactivated copies, but it's usually overlooked (even if the OS is supported).

The problem lies more with cracked copies when it comes to sharing ISO's. My guess is that your link was part of a blind sweep.

On the other hand I don't see why you'd do it that way either. I get it with 7/8.x since those images are more difficult to obtain, but you can obtain the image for 10 with the Media Creation Tool.

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So now what?

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Link the Media Creation Tool to avoid problems in this case.

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So there's that. how do I restore this file?

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It's more or less gone as far as Google Drive is concerned. You can reupload it, but that's about it.

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Ok. I have 1 strike against my ifixit email account. lets try not to infringe anymore copyrights

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@captainsnowball remember that you need to be careful with what you do and how you do it. It is never good to share anything copyrighted and personally would consider this a "slap on the wrist". This goes for software, repair manuals etc. mind the copyright. We've all done it and all learned our lessons. Do refrain from any further practice of this. This is not a file sharing site! You should also consider removing your answer.

This was one of the original reasons why we always frowned upon software hacks and tricks on Answers. Software is not repair related unless it directly ties to a device (firmware etc.)

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In an attempt to cut down on crap:

How to avoid copyright infringement.

This text was from a question that is not repair related, but got off topic comments that are good advice for avoiding copyright issues. (the old question will be deleted as I own it)

"Thank you! I’ve been mostly copying and pasting from Apples site and only using the important info. It takes a while to copy and paste on my phone. I hope I haven’t been taking copyright material, I’ll check.

January 15 by Padraic Hoselton

@jeffsu I have a question about copyright. If a site says "all rights reserved" is it fine if I use it?

January 15 by Padraic Hoselton

@paperboypaddy "All rights reserved" means Apple reserves the right to give other people permission to use it. While they will probably not pursue litigation for copying spec sheets, we'd prefer you not post any directly copy-pasted content on iFixit.

Instead, paraphrase the content, modify or condense it it slightly, or just post a link to it instead.

January 15 by Evan Noronha"

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