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Q268466: End User License Agreement (EULA) Policy on Duplicating CD-ROMs

Article: Q268466
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 12-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Age of Empires II Expansion: The Conquerors, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Plus! Game Pack: Cards and Puzzles, version 1.0 
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SUMMARY
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As stated in Section 1 and Section 6 of the Microsoft End User License Agreement
(EULA) for the products listed at the beginning of this article, it is illegal
to make unauthorized copies of the product or to circumvent any copy protection
technology that is employed in the product.

For the complete text of the EULA Introduction and of Sections 1 and 6, please
see the "More Information" section of this article.

If your program CD-ROM is damaged, please contact Microsoft Customer Service at
(800) 426-9400 to request a replacement CD-ROM. Microsoft Customer Service hours
are Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M to 5:00 P.M. Pacific time.

The complete text of the Microsoft EULA for the programs listed at the beginning
of this article is located in the program's installation folder on the hard
disk.

MORE INFORMATION
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EULA Introduction
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This Microsoft End-User License Agreement ("EULA") is a legal agreement between
you (either an individual or a single entity) and Microsoft Corporation for the
Microsoft software product identified above, which includes computer software
and may include associated media, printed materials, and "online" or electronic
documentation ("SOFTWARE PRODUCT"). The SOFTWARE PRODUCT also includes any
updates and supplements to the original SOFTWARE PRODUCT provided to you by
Microsoft. Any software provided along with the SOFTWARE PRODUCT that is
associated with a separate end-user license agreement is licensed to you under
the terms of that license agreement. By installing, copying, downloading,
accessing or otherwise using the SOFTWARE PRODUCT, you agree to be bound by the
terms of this EULA. If you do not agree to the terms of this EULA, do not
install or use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT; you may, however, return it to your place
of purchase for a full refund.

Section 1 - GRANT OF LICENSE
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Storage/Network Use

If not prevented by copy protection technology, you may also store or install a
copy of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT on a storage device, such as a network server, used
only to RUN the SOFTWARE PRODUCT on your other COMPUTERS over an internal
network; however, you must acquire and dedicate a license for each separate
COMPUTER on which the SOFTWARE PRODUCT is RUN from the storage device. A license
for the SOFTWARE PRODUCT may not be shared or used concurrently on different
COMPUTERS.

Section 6 - COPY PROTECTION
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The SOFTWARE PRODUCT may require the original media for use of the SOFTWARE
PRODUCT on the COMPUTER and/or employ copy protection technology to prevent the
unauthorized copying of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT. It is illegal to make unauthorized
copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT or circumvent any copy protection technology
employed in the SOFTWARE PRODUCT.

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame aoe aoeii aok expansion write duplicate burn compact disc

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Keywords          : kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbPlusSearch kbAOESearch kbAOE2ExpConquerors kbPlusGamePk
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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