Author: Drexel,Michael
Date: 12:45:21 05/02/03
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On May 02, 2003 at 15:17:25, Peter Berger wrote: >On May 02, 2003 at 14:37:52, Drexel,Michael wrote: > >>Unfortunately now people can run TheKing engine in Chessbase with the patch >>someone mentioned here because it is not longer required to have an original CD >>now. > >No, that's just not right. The patch only makes life much easier for legal >users. Usually patches are created to not require CD-checks. I have to admit that I didnt knew that the CD is still required. > >Problems only start with the "trading" as it is usually called. And yes, it >seems to be quite common in certain circles. >They are the reason that legal users have to suffer from ever more painful copy >protection features. > >I realize and agree that such a patch is borderline and can understand people >who think it supports piracy - I don't have a clear opinion about it myself. But >it definitely isn't the patch itself, for that you need the original CD to run, >that is the major problem here, the problem is the legal owners who decide to >become thieves. The main problem are the people who create those patches. I think one shouldnt blame (or criminalize) the legal owners who decided to get rid of CD requirement. This is only my opinion and I think we shouldnt discuss this subject here. Michael > >Peter
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