mikes@lakesys.UUCP (Mike Shawaluk) (10/31/88)
In article <190@jhunix.JHU.EDU> barrett@jhunix.UUCP (Dan Barrett) writes: > Be aware that EA does not copy protect all its games. For example, >Bard's Tale II is unprotected... not to mention all the "Deluxe" series >programs. Ahem. I beg to differ; specifically, Deluxe Music Construction Set and Deluxe Paint II (and DP I, for that matter) are copy-protected, or at least they were when I bought mine. Granted, EA would sell you a non-protected version of the same program if you sent them an extra $20 or so with an enclosed order card, which I never did. Also, their mechanism for these programs was the dreaded Key Disk system (I just *love* leaving out my master Deluxe Paint disk for my 6 year old to pop in the computer when it's asked for -- which is why I graciously accepted a copy of the non-protected version from a friend. Which brings up an interesting question; since I already paid for the protected version of DP II, am I in violation of the license agreement in accepting the unprotected version of the program without paying the extra $20? Especially when EA's rationale for charging the $20 is to recover their losses on the piracy that will take place on the unprotected version?) -- - Mike Shawaluk (...!uunet!uwmcsd1!lakesys!mikes)
cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) (11/02/88)
In article <1146@lakesys.UUCP> mikes@lakesys.UUCP (Mike Shawaluk) writes: >Ahem. I beg to differ; specifically, Deluxe Music Construction Set and Deluxe >Paint II (and DP I, for that matter) are copy-protected, or at least they were >when I bought mine. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - The operative phrase. If you sent in your registration cards you should have been given a subscribtion to "Farther" and "Deluxe News" which both announced the change in EA's policy with respect to the "Deluxe" series. Now if you get your disk updated ($7.50 P&H) you will get the unprotected version. I did this with both DMCS and DPaint II when they changed the policy. All *new* purchases of these products are the unprotected version unless they are very old stock. > - Mike Shawaluk (...!uunet!uwmcsd1!lakesys!mikes) --Chuck McManis uucp: {anywhere}!sun!cmcmanis BIX: cmcmanis ARPAnet: cmcmanis@sun.com These opinions are my own and no one elses, but you knew that didn't you.