Refurbished macbook pro without leopard install disk - advice

I've been offered a refurbished mac book pro theough an authorised servicce provider. I have not considered refurbished before but this is a previous gen model with a matte screen (i find glossy unusable and cannot afford to buy a new 17 inch model). It all sounds ok but when I asked whether it had an original install disk they said it didn't (something to do with copyright) I spoke to applecare ( the mac has this until march 2010) and they said they would be able to send out a new "general' install disk as it is under applecare. i always thought that you needed a specific intsall disk that related to your specific model (although when I upgraded to leopard i just went to the shop and brought aq copy without it mattering which model i used). I know applecare advisers arent always the most reliable - I'm confused. Any help greatfully received.

I'm generally a bit concerned about this company. If they are installing leopard on it why can't they supply me with a copy of it?
You have a legitimate concern... if they are installing Leopard and not giving you a copy of the disks, it seems to me that they are violating the license agreement. Since you're undoubtedly not the only one they're doing this for, that's piracy on a large scale. You should consider calling Apple to ask if this is a legitimate practice - which I'm 99% sure they'll say is not, at which point you should let them know what company is doing it.

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- * asterisked images are hosted on my personal website which I may get compensation from.
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