Author: Robert Ericsson
Date: 01:13:31 04/22/99
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On April 21, 1999 at 11:24:45, Christophe Theron wrote: >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 Thanks for the clarification! That sure ends the debate I guess ;-)
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