| From: | Andy Wanless |
| Date: | 16 Aug 2000 at 20:46:03 |
| Subject: | Re: Amiga Piracy |
On 16 Aug 2000, Neil Bothwick wrote:
>
> > Now, that's just a stupid idea. Your machine dies and you get a
> > replacement with a different serial number and can't use your software?
>
> Of course you can, you simply request a new code and the old one is
> invalidated for future releases. The system has been in use for years,
> I'm sure a few Psions have died, benn lost or stolen in that time.
Which gets back to the point that any anti-piracy measures are invariably
a complete pain in the arse for any legitimate users. You get a new
machine, and then have to spend what could quite feasibly be days getting
new registration codes, rather than just going out and buying a new
machine and installing the software straight away.
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