Which is sort of saying that you can do what you like in your own home; but (as an example) what if you've transplanted Meridian apodizing into your 568.2MM so that you don't have to buy a more modern Meridian piece of kit?
That is certainly a very key question IMHO.........
And perhaps to extend the same question even further...........what if a User were to Copy and Extract Meridian's Code for its USP.........e.g. Trifield, its version of Apodizing, and its own DD / DTS Decoding Algorithms
And then simply Transplant that same Meridian Code into e.g. a Linn / Naim / Lexicon Processor..........thereby negating the User's desire to buy a Meridian Product with those USP's
Is that User still within what people here would consider to be an "acceptable" realm???........
If your answer is No, then it's worth considering if your answer is different if Meridian's Code is Transplanted into another Meridian Product???.........as both result in a reduction of Meridian's Sales........with the User enjoying Functionality and Performance that he hasn't "paid" for??