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Subject: Re: CD check

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 13:16:19 09/04/02

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On September 04, 2002 at 14:34:10, James Constance wrote:

>What is the point of a CD check?  There are so many CD-Rs around that it doesn't
>do anything to stop piracy.  It just annoys the program owners.

It produces physical evidence that can be used to convict the cheater.

It's not exactly traumatic to have to put in a CD to run a program.  On the
other hand, if you want to run two programs at the same time and have only one
CD drive, that can truly be a pest.

The way to vote is with your pocketbook.  If you don't like these products, then
buy the ones that do not perform the check.  At some point, either the
manufacturers will change their thinking (if the stampede to other products is
large enough) or nothing will happen (if people don't think the detriment of
loading a CD is worse than the cheaper price or better features or whatever else
is driving program sales).



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