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OP needs to update the question to provide context about what doctrine Jane violated, and also needs to answer questions asked above. In India, social boycott is an offence. In USA, a Mormon appealed excommunication. It causes emotional distress.
@dotancohen: No; it was a genuine question I asked because I'm planning to either scrap or sell my laptop. You'll see from some of my other comments that I have looked at legalities to check and verify if I could use the backup copy on my desktop PC. I didn't know that an OEM license is also tied to the BIOS. I was initially of the belief that Microsoft didn't think through the grant of such a license. Besides, in the 6 or 7 years I owned this laptop, I may have used Windows only for a few hours. I'm primarily a Linux user, so now, I'll be careful not to waste money on an OS I won't use.
Never mind. Ben pointed us to an important aspect of the product key being stored in the BIOS. superuser.com/questions/1095980/…. So if the laptop gets crushed or sold, I wouldn't be able to use my Windows backup on another system anyway. Thanks for clarifying this Ben. I guess it could be posted here as an answer.
@BenVoigt: You are right. Interesting. superuser.com/questions/1095980/…. So I guess a DIY laptop like Framework would have to use a Windows retail license. In any case, these requirements from Windows are weird. Linux is now user-friendly and has all the software I need, without such restrictions. I don't see why I have to pay more for a restrictive OS like Windows, when Linux does the job a lot better. Linux is much less prone to viruses too.
Well in that case, I see no reason to go for Windows ever again. All the software I need is available via Linux for free, and without these silly restrictions that Windows has. Linux is also now as user friendly as Windows...and not as prone to viruses. It's also a lot more customizable. With laptops like Framework coming up, laws may need to keep up. But perhaps Framework would just use the Windows Retail license.
Did a Google search for "indiankanoon OEM" ("kanoon" is the Hindi word for "Law"). This was one of the results: indiankanoon.org/doc/74149365, but it doesn't quite answer my question. Similarly, this court observation is interesting about the non-degradability of soft-copies: brookings.edu/opinions/…
