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From: terrys@pro-europa.cts.com (Terry Stockdale)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Copy Protection Schemes
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Date: 25 Jun 89 16:07:35 GMT
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Comment to message from: pnet01!crash!pro-lep.cts.com!orcus (Brian Greenstone)

>   The scheme so far would not annoy buyers, because it can be copied and
>   put onto a hard drive, it simply requires a key disk which is not really
>   any hassle.  I bought Deluxe Paint II, and I dont consider it a hassle
>   to stick in the key disk when I run it off of my hard drive.

On the other hand, many of us would prefer to have our original disks safely
locked away from 3,4,and 5 year olds.  Copy protection forces us to put our
programs at risk of destruction from little hands.
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