Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 08:24:45 04/21/99
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On April 21, 1999 at 06:58:25, Robert Ericsson wrote:
>On April 20, 1999 at 18:24:49, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>
>>On April 20, 1999 at 12:02:12, Robert Ericsson wrote:
>>
>>>On April 20, 1999 at 09:19:44, todd sloan wrote:
>>>
>>>>When I copy my fritz cd and try to refuel, it says that's not the fritz cd. Why
>>>>is this and is there a work around?
>>>
>>>Why backup a CD? I can understand if you want to backup your C drive but
>>>your Fritz CD?
>>>
>>>Come on - get real! It's too obvoius...
>>>
>>>Robert
>>
>>I don't know about Todd Sloan, but I copy my original CDs. It's too much of a
>>pain if they get scratched to send them back and get new ones.
>>
>>But I don't have Fritz 5 :)
>>
>>Dave Gomboc
>
>Well, I don't know what ChessBase thinks of you taking backup of a commercial
>CD,
They have nothing to say about this.
Making backup copies for personal use IS PERFECTLY LEGAL.
Remember that when you buy a software you generally buy a LICENSE that allows
you to use it. The media (floppies, CDs...) are just a physical mean to bring
the software to you. It is your right to save the software by any mean you want,
provided that you don't give copies to somebody else.
I even think that protecting a CD to prevent the users to make private backup
copies could be considered illegal. I'm wondering if this case has ever been
discussed in a law court...
Christophe
>but why should they sent you a new CD if you have scratched it? If they do,
>and that's of course their problem, you will have to send the old one. Right?
>
>But back to the original question: is it possible? Yes it is, I tried it
>yesterday and when refueling, Fritz recognize the CD as the original one.
>
>How did I manage that? Well, I won't tell you how to crack it, but it's
>very easy ;-)
>
>For the record: I think Chess Assistant has managed to solve the problem
>with pirate copying. At least I'm told that CA3/4 can't be copied the same
>way as Fritz5.
>
>Robert
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