I think you're all missing that point that by purchasing the original unit you've paid for the license to all of that stuff for that individual unit. You're perfectly free to re-badge the thing as Uncle Ned's Truly Good WAP and Linksys can't do anything about it - that's what the doctrine of first-sale is all about. If I write notes in the margins of a book, I'm still free to sell that book and the publisher can't stop me. Now if you were extracting Linksys's ROM code for some other unit there would be copyright issues. If you were buying their units, hacking on them and reselling them without at least a disclaimer that they had been mod'ed there could be issues regarding the Linksys trademark. --rick Chuck Cole wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org >> [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Larry R. Pint >> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 1:21 PM >> To: admin at lctn.org; tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] OT copy write question >> >> >> I am not a lawyer, but that sound like a pretty clear instance of >> copyright violation to me. >> >> Larry >> > > > Probably more than that. Just the interface to the ROMs is a proprietary > hardware and software design by itself. > > Probably has some patent coverage as well. > > Clear case of substantial plagiarism in both hardware and software, unless > by agreement and marked as such. > > .. and, as noted, probably will require new FCC test, certification, > approval, etc. > > Only way around all that is to sell as a DIY kit. > > > Chuck > > > >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn- >>> linux.org] On Behalf Of admin at lctn.org >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 1:10 PM >>> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>> Subject: [tclug-list] OT copy write question >>> >>> I am waiting for a response from Linksys on this, but not sure I will >>> >> get >> >>> one. Anyone know if it is a violation of any copy write, or other laws >>> >> to >> >>> modify the hardware, replace the software, and case, on used Linksys >>> routers, and resell them as a different product? >>> >>> -- >>> > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >