Author: Roger Brown
Date: 22:16:59 10/28/05
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> >This was not my intention to claim that his intention was to use fruit >illegally. > >I agree that my choice of words was not the best. O.K. >The question is simply if the copy protection helps Fabien to sell more copies. >I read that some people claimed that they are not going to buy fruit because of >the copy protection. Everyone is entitled to their own perspective. However, I do not worry about copy protection methods. I have the one machine and so far, I have been more than adequately supported by Shredder Classic, Chessbase, Lokasoft (exceptionally service!!) and Convekta. I do find the fact that the Chessbase line of engines can only be used in their own gui ( a form of protection I suppose) highly inconvenient and annoying (oh my goodness, a criticism of the CB gui!!) which is why I de-installed the Chessbase gui from my machine. I may give them away one day......naah. I may find something interesting one day and put them back on. >Let denote their number X(no copy protection give X customers). > >It is clear that some people will not buy fruit and copy it instead of buying it >in case of no copy protection. >Let denote their number Y. > >The copy protection can help Fabien only if Y>X > >The question if it is possible to crack fruit is relevant to the value of Y so >it relevant for the question if Y>X. Hmmmmm....if a man is a thief then the only way to satisfy him is to give it away for free. In fact there was more than one post expressing disapproval that Fabien decided to sell his own creation. > >Note that I did not complain about the copy protection and I only expressed >opinion that it may be better for fabien not to use that copy protection(my >opinion was different in the time that fruit was announced and I changed it). People use alarms on cars, locks on doors and gates and vaults for cash. I cannot understand the objections of those who find it odd that an author wishes to protect his intellectual property. It seems easier to appreciate that physical property needs to be thoroughly protected - notwithstanding the creativity of thieves - but not intellectual property. In this forum I thought that the need for an original and secure copy protection method would be easily appreciated. To each his own though and the buyer may spend their cash as they wish... > > >The problem is that I read here in the past that every system of copy protection >can be cracked. Which is a poor reason not to use a system of copy protection. > >If someone find some copy protection that in theory cannot be cracked in a >reasonable time then it will be a different story but I am afraid that with the >computers of today it is impossible. I share your fear but fight on we must. :-) Thanks for the conversation. We must do this more. :-) Later.
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