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Amnesia10
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am Posts: 12700 Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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I'll bet you they're using a pirated version. They wouldn't pay up for a license...... assuming the US government even allows software sales there.
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Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:15 pm |
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm Posts: 12030
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I am chortling at the thought of North Korean missile command on the phone to Redmond for tech support. 
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Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:57 pm |
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bobbdobbs
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:10 pm Posts: 5490 Location: just behind you!
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 :lol: maybe they can't find the desktop tile and are struggling without the start orb
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Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:16 pm |
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soddit112
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:12 pm Posts: 2020 Location: Mute City
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"Hi, MS Tech Support? We're having trouble with Windows 8. What's the problem? We're trying to run 'LaunchMissile.exe -target America', but it keeps saying it's not a valid file. Turn it off and on again? Might work, we haven't tried it yet."
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Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:52 pm |
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timark_uk
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:11 pm Posts: 12144 Location: Belfast
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WHY IS THE SUBJECT SHOUTING AT ME?
MARK
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:54 am |
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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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BECAUSE YOU'RE FOREIGN! FOREIGN!
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:09 am |
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Amnesia10
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It would have to be, as sanctions would not allow the sale of software or anything that could be used to enhance their nuclear program to be sold to North Korea. As can be demonstrated Here.
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:27 am |
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm Posts: 8767 Location: behind the sofa
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I was thinking the same when I read the headline, but the example you link isn't related. In the eBay example, North Korean money has only recently been banned: This ban was not in place when they purchased their Windows 8 licence, and this example is regarding imports rather than exports. However, American export policy has for a very long time expressly prohibited the sale of anything that may be used to facilitate weapons productions. You will see this even in Apple's licence: Why did I choose Apple as an example? Well, mostly because Amnesia uses one and should be aware that launching nukes would be in breach of the agreement.
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:56 am |
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HeatherKay
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:13 pm Posts: 7262 Location: Here, but not all there.
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Does US law cover anyone outside the US?
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 10:06 am |
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am Posts: 12700 Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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I believe it forced companies in the US to ensure their products don't end up going via a third party to a banned country. eg. If an American company sold me a laptop, they would be required to make sure I wasn't planning on posting it to North Korea. Not sure how that sort of thing works in practice.
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 10:18 am |
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm Posts: 8767 Location: behind the sofa
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Microsoft are a US company, so it covers them. Likewise eBay.
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 10:46 am |
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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The thing is that in the case of the stamp dealer he is not even dealing directly with North Korea, only selling something that once came from North Korea. I was trying to point out the ludicrous nature of his specific sanctions. I thought that computers software was still treated as a weapons technology when it came to certain countries. Hence the export would have been banned initially. Though since they could have got the computers from China and the software from there as well. Yes but I am not making any nuclear or biological weapons unless you think that the chilli I have in my fridge qualifies?  Nor do I plan to launch any nuclear weaponsd. I have none to start with.  For the vast majority of people this is really a non issue. It would really only apply to governments and research bodies. I was wondering if they had Clippy pop up and say "It looks like you are trying to make a nuclear bomb. Would you like help with that?"
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AlunD
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:12 am Posts: 7011 Location: Wiltshire
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Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:21 am |
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am Posts: 12700 Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Pity they weren't using Windows ME instead of Windows 95. It would have set them back years 
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