grwalter@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Fred Walter) (05/17/88)
In article <40.228E8C97@rubbs1.UUCP> Daniel_Zenchelsky@rubbs1.UUCP (Daniel Zenchelsky) writes: >Software Owner: > Every Amiga user should have a back-up copy of every >protected program they own. Now YOU can have reliable, affordable >protection! >+ >We offer two options: > 1) You supply us with an original disk. For $2 per disk*, >we will make you a duplicate. > 2) For $5 per disk*, and proof of an original copy, we >will make you a duplicate. >+ >Ownership can be proven as follows: > 1) Provide original sales slip >+ OR > 2) Sign the release on the order form. [some text omitted] The above came across comp.sys.amiga. Aside from the fact that this is blatent advertising on the net, does anybody else besides me feel uncomfortable about the above setup ? That this setup (if it is legal) is ripe with opertunities for pirating ? 1) by people signing the 'release' saying they have an original (when they don't) 2) by Daniel Z. making copies of the software that people send in (which he didn't purchase) Just a few thoughts ... fred grwalter@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca (Canadian domain) grwalter@watcgl.waterloo.edu (US Internet, including CSNET) grwalter@watcgl.waterloo.cdn (CDNnet and some European nets) watmath!watcgl!grwalter (UUCP) uunet!watmath!watcgl!grwalter (another UUCP alternative) grwalter%watcgl.waterloo.edu@csnet-relay.arpa (ARPA)