This thread just has no direct answer so I shall help explain to Bob
From my understanding it is ok to fill the ink cartage yourself if you have a legal supply of ink however then the manufacture will nolonger having anything to do with you. In other words no support, no warranty, no guaranteed replacement printer etc. So unlike the cyberworld for most things in the real world are actually your responsibility if they are your property. So you can do just about anything that is your property as long as it's not part of the cyberworld or under terms of an agreement. And as for the printer, if you discard the warranty and the support then there is no agreement meaning you can do what you want with it although you couldn't resell it due to the issue of the manufacture did the majority of the designing of the printer which comes under another contract/agreement.

As far as I am aware that is how it works or at least in Australia and perhaps searching on the internet through law support websites for your country may help.

Hi all,
As I thought it best to ask the owner (Microsoft) and they got back to me as shown below...
This information is from :-
Windows > Windows XP Forums > System repair and recovery > Legal use of Windows XP installation disc.

The questions asked with the answers by cybertek MVP, Moderator were:-
What can I use the installation CD to do and what can I not use it for?
1. Can I use my XP Pro disc to reinstall a missing file in a friends XP Pro?
Yes you can
2. Can I use my XP Pro disc to do a repair/install on my friends XP Pro PC?
You cannot run a Repair because the Product Key is different
You can do an installation of XP as long as your friend has his own legal Product Key to use during the installation
3. My friend had to format his PC, can I do a re-installation with my XP Pro CD on his PC using his license number?
Yes. It is really the licence number (Product Key) you pay for.
4. Can I make a copy of my XP Pro installation disc for my friend as his is badly damaged?
Yes as long as he has his own legal Product Key
5. If the answer is no to any of these questions, how can my friend solve his problem without buying a new license for Windows XP Pro just to get a new copy?
The answers above presuppose you both have Retail copies of XP.
You would run into problems if either of you have an OEM system such as Dell, HP etc.

I like the way you constantly refer to "replies" made by other people, yet never with any evidence to said replies. Note also that in this case, whereas Microsoft is the owner, and both Bill Gate or any other MS exec has legal right to any Windows or general MS product, all this s'posed "info" simply came from one of the official site's moderators. Sounds impressive, but is hardly gospel; given that the Mod has no legal standing and likely has no law degree to be fully educated in all the intricacies of the usual EUA that MS (along with many other software vendors by the way) is famous for attaching to their wares.... but thanks for sharing

What is most poignant is the contradiction btwn points 2 & 3... you can't do a repair install but you can perform a full install of Windows... WTF??? So long as the "friend" has a legally purchased serial/key for the appropriate version of Windows, BOTH options a perfectly legal!

Here's a REAL kicker for you. One can not only DL the trial version of ANY currently supported Windows build from MS (although usually only the latest OS version openly linked) and register it with a legally purchased serial/key from MS; one can can actually DL/obtain a copy of Windows from any source (although technically the actual downloading is illegal), purchase a key, and quite legally install and register said copy of Windows.... all the while saving an absolute bundle. As you yourself highlighted, the rights are actually in the serial itself. When you buy a copy of Windows (either physically or digitally), you are not actually purchasing Windows itself. Microsoft reserves all ownership rights to Windows itself... you are simply purchasing the right to use/install said copy of Windows, as well as paying for the actual software-package, in whatever form you have obtained it in. If by some chance you already have the software, all you need purchase is the serial itself!

In other words, so long as you have a legally obtained serial/key for the version of Windows in your personage, you can legally perform any install or repair you like.