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From:Neil Bothwick
Date:16 Aug 2000 at 20:07:13
Subject:Re: Amiga Piracy

G.A.Griggs said,

> The only way that I can see to stamp down on piracy would be some sort of
> web based computer fingerprint system (the computers, not your fingers)
> meaning that a copied program could only run on another computer exactly
> identical to the original.

This is how it works with Psion software. Each machine has a unique
serial number, which you give when registering shareware. The
registration code you receive back only works on your machine.

Neil



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