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From: kudla@jec313.its.rpi.edu (Robert J. Kudla)
Subject: Re: Amiga Pirates
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References: <1991Jun8.190618.19857@techbook.com>
Date: 9 Jun 91 02:01:17 GMT
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waynekn@techbook.com (Wayne Knapp) writes:

>Since my name is being thrown around in vain, please give me a minute to
>defend my position.  (Don't you just hate bozos who put your name in a
>subject line, intended as a insult and then scream bloody murder when 
>someone else posts some of their Email?)  Anyway ...

Actually, if you look a little closer, I'm doing exactly the opposite;
I'm trying to insult or at least offend the anal-retentive privacy
fanatics who *don't* want their email posted, yet barrage me with it
anyway.  You lose.

>There have been a lot of comments about how you can't stop piracy and the
>myths that go with piracy.  Anyway at Hash Enterprises with decided that
>way to fight this very HUGE problem is to put the owners name, phone and
>address in the program.  When the program runs, a little box comes up with
>this information.  This has really worked much better than anything else 
>we have tried.  Why?  It is easy to break or just not pay any notice too.
>Yet it works, because since we personalize the product we know who has paid
>for it.

Little as I respect you and as unfamiliar as I am with your product,
not being a big 3D-head myself, this strikes me as a very professional
way to do it.  Most IBM corporate software people do it this way.

Unlimited free (barring tolls) support is good too.  I'm sorry I
insulted you (except on the FM Towns subject).

>Piracy is problem on all machines, I don't think it is any worse or better
>on the Amiga.  It is a real common problem, that costs everyone.  Buyers end
>up paying for via higher prices and inconvience. 

An intelligent statement.  Congratulations.
-- 
Robert Jude Kudla - Any email sent me becomes my nonexclusive property.
                                                        <kudla@rpi.edu>
"Oh, forgive me, Assembly'O'God!
 Oh Jaysus, I jest stuck the tip in, oh ma god...."
