Greybeast

I'd like to update my maps. I understand Audi has not released the 2015 version for the D3 yet. Is there a reasonably priced outlet to purchase them, when they come out, or do I have to go to the dealer and offer a kidney?
Mike

MP4.2+6.0

Distribution channel is dealer, so best you can do is online/discounted one like audiusaparts, genuineaudiparts, etc.

the_duke

Or hope someone posts it online and burn it.

MP4.2+6.0

Sorry, not cool. Direct violation of copyrighted material. And for data like that, people will probably frankly get nailed. The Germans just paid $3Billion for it the other day.

Pothole5000

I have always been a fan of waiting for the new year to come out (2015) then nabbing an older one off eBay, 2012-14. I'm sure people that pay for the latest one will try to recoup some of the price by hawking their older one.

Greybeast

At $285 at the dealer, eBay will be a bargain.
Mike

the_duke

Google it. Many many options to choose from for 2015 europa edition. None yet for North America but 2013/2014 is available. I understand what you are saying and in the strictest sense of the law you are correct. However this is 2015 and downloading software happens all the time. Some companies try to catch people but most don't. That even includes Microsoft. They are offering Windows 10 upgrade for free. Even to those with pirated windows 7/8.

Speaking to Reuters yesterday, Windows chief Terry Myerson explained:

“We are upgrading all qualified PCs, genuine and non-genuine, to Windows 10.”

And in case that isn’t clear, a Microsoft spokesperson clarified exactly what that meant to The Verge:

“Anyone with a qualified device can upgrade to Windows 10, including those with pirated copies of Windows.”

Obviously it is a risk to download software but it's a risk many take everyday.

Junius

How long has it been since you bought your nav disc? No problems whatsoever? I seriously do not want to damage my MMI...

Darren Coogan

Back in december I bought it for my S8. I've had zero problems and I use my nav at least a couple times a week

MP4.2+6.0

No, you are advocating breaking the law. I don't need to Google breaking the law, whatever that meant BTW. Judges don't Google particularly BTW either, but of course look at the real law. FWIW, I think you are probably also violating AW posting conduct policies. Feel free to search on that if you want.

The suggestion is IP theft. It is likely a felony for the perps to be yet more direct and blunt. Besides the monetary penalties that is. And more to the point on that subject, ask some of the people RIAA and the studios cleaned out for literally hundreds of thousands of dollars at the end user/player level from the Napster debacle if in retrospect it was worth it, since basically "everybody does it" and it was the new supposed business model folks just took liberties with and it was fashionable and all. Same argument when you get picked off in the sea of cars for the speeding ticket, and judge says per the radar gun/officer clock, sorry guilty. Gavel bang. Pay the man, end of judicial discussion. Except here, guilty could be really big bucks if someone went after the perps AND downstream players, not just a traffic ticket or license fee. BTW, also if you look at the history of this kind of stuff, indeed you could call it legalized shakedowns or extortion, but among the first things the copyright holder gets ahold of are the "customer" records. Then the lawyer letter fun begins, and at least for the studios and RIAA some real lawsuits with big $ awards, if the bend over many x money doesn't get paid. Satellite piracy was another example as I recall, which cost a only few thousand a set up to pay off and avoid the lawsuit.

The Windows licensing is different and non analogous AFAIK; they have changed their business model so apples and oranges. Navteq (for at least the U.S. market) is pay by the disk, physical distribution only, no credit for prior ones. No, I don't necessarily like it, but the other suggestion is frankly outright software piracy as the law stands and people should get paid for their IP in some fair fashion. This is the system legally, and it is not ambiguous.