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Subject: Re: Security Suggestion for Chessbase

Author: Matthias Gemuh

Date: 00:46:16 10/30/02

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>
>2) To counter those who pirate the engines: This is tougher, but anyway...
>
>A wild suggestion:
>
>Panda Antivirus' Method
>1)A chessbase customer buys the CD from a licenced shop.
>2)He installs it.  Engines work for thirty days.  After which they will have to
>'refuel' via step 3 to allow continued use of the engines.
>3)In one of the menus, there is a button which allows his software to connect to
>Chessbase, in turn sends unique information from his computer.  This unique
>information is used to allow the chessbase people to compile a 'key' which they
>send back to the specific user.
>4)User installs this specific key.  No more engine nags.
>


So if I buy ChessBase products, I am only allowed to install them as long as
ChessBase is still in business ?

/Matthias.

• Re: Security Suggestion for Chessbase Daniel Clausen 03:07:59 10/30/02
  • Re: Security Suggestion for Chessbase Russell Reagan 07:29:43 10/30/02
    • Re: Security Suggestion for Chessbase Bob Durrett 08:38:51 10/30/02
  • Re: Security Suggestion for Chessbase Matthias Gemuh 06:58:23 10/30/02

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