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Mama Kat - 05 Sep 2007 04:20 GMT

Are there any legal restrictions regarding the use of Power Point for
business? If I have legal use of all images, graphics and text included in
the presentation, are there any restrictions imposed by Microsoft concerning
the use of Power Point in a for-profit business venture?

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Echo S - 05 Sep 2007 05:31 GMT

I am not a lawyer, but as far as I'm aware, Microsoft doesn't impose any
restrictions on using PPT presentations in a for-profit business. If you're
concerned for some reason, you should check with your lawyer.

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> Are there any legal restrictions regarding the use of Power Point for
> business? If I have legal use of all images, graphics and text included
> in
> the presentation, are there any restrictions imposed by Microsoft
> concerning
> the use of Power Point in a for-profit business venture?

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Geetesh Bajaj - 05 Sep 2007 05:32 GMT

As long as you own the copyrights for the content you use in your
presentation, I don't think there are any restrictions from Microsoft.

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Ute Simon - 05 Sep 2007 06:43 GMT

You are not allowed to use the Home and Student version for commercial use.
You have to purchase the full version. But with the full version you should
be able to do whatever you want.

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