| From: | Gerald Mellor |
| Date: | 16 Aug 2000 at 20:22:53 |
| Subject: | Re: Amiga Piracy |
Hi Neil, on 16-Aug-00, you wrote:
>> 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.
Ah! I understand now. But does this system cover all software bought
for the machine? And how would it prevent piracy of software bought
from a high street shop... unless you had to register the software
after purchasing it, before it could be used fully. Which is slightly
inconvenient, to say the least.
Regards
Gerry
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