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Originally Posted by wildrage
The key is when you said "If I buy."
If you buy a Touch Pro with the software on it, then completely take it off of the Touch Pro and put it on the Diamond it probably isn't illegal...you would have to check the license agreement to be sure, but if anything you're just violating the agreement, not breaking any copyright laws or violating intellecual property. If you keep it on both devices, it probably is illegal.
While changing it to RAPH800 may violate certain agreements with Sprint and the software vendor, it in itself is not illegal.
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As of current copyright law, it is technically illegal for you to take it from one device to another (unless the End User License Agreement (EULA) specifies otherwise.
While most copyright experts would agree that such conduct falls under the personal fair use category and should be exempted, the Office of the Copyright Registrar disagrees.
Since there is no case law on point, the end result is that it is illegal, but you will never be prosecuted for it.
Sorry, if this is more info than anyone wanted.