The media have no copy protection so it's not like they particularly try to prevent their copying/distribution. You can't use the media without a license.
They also only supply service pack 0, and I needed SP1-integrated ISOs. I don't want the mangled Windows the OEM supplies, and even if I did they'd only post it to me not offer a download. Even though I don't want the OEM's butchered Windows install media, I just want stock win7. They were as unhelpful as expected, patronisingly explaining that the license key is from a computer manufacturer so I have to contact them for replacement media. I even called Microsoft support, which is a mark of desperation if ever I saw one. This should've been simple, but no! Microsoft direct you to your OEM or retailer in all documentation on the topic, never even hinting that you can just download the ISOs without needing MSDN.
All I wanted was a download of replacement media, as I had a license already. Yesterday I had a frustrating time after discovering that the one and only non-OEM-contaminated Win7Pro 圆4 disk I had was faulty - half way through a win7 reinstall. UPDATE : It looks like the ISOs are no longer available from DigitalRiver, or at least not at their old locations, since Windows 7 went EOL.
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