| From: | Gerald Mellor |
| Date: | 16 Aug 2000 at 00:11:50 |
| Subject: | Re: Amiga Piracy |
Hi Andrew, on 16-Aug-00, you wrote:
> Well, one of the good ways is to have serial numbers, then if you
> find any serial numbers that are pirated, release an 'update' on the
> internet that when confronted with those numbers, is set to wipe
> their hd at a certain date.
>
> Of course that would be very naughty, and get you in to trouble
> if it failed and wiped someone elses.
Two wrongs don't make a right. That kind of piracy "deterrent" would
never be acceptable, even if it wiped the intended hard drive. It
would make more sense to release an update which blacklists pirated
serial numbers, and prevents that software from working.
Regards
Gerry
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