| From: | G.A.Griggs |
| Date: | 21 Aug 2000 at 00:02:30 |
| Subject: | Re: Amiga Piracy |
Hello David
On 18-Aug-00, you wrote:
>DH Hi All,
>DH
>DH A lot of suggestions re stopping piracy have involved utiltising an
>DH internet connection to verify the legality of the program at startup.
>DH
>DH Now, call me funny names if you like ( I do :-)) but the last thing I
>DH want to have to do, when I load up a program for a quick half hour spell
>DH or the like, is to have to go online just so that I can use it. And what
>DH about people who don't have an internet connection? It's not a
>DH requirement is it.
>DH
>DH As an example, I am sometimes able to go home from work at lunchtime.
>DH Whilst I'm there I often fire up Wipeout for a quick couple of laps. If
>DH I had to verify online I would have to connect to my ISP during the day,
>DH at the most expensive rates, wait for the verification process to
>DH complete and then carry on. By which time I would probably have to
>DH switch it all off and go back to work. Not my idea of fun :-(
>DH
How about only during Installation or when the program thought it had been
illegally copied.
Regards
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