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From: cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Software Sales Strategies vs. Piracy
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Date: 22 Aug 89 20:13:52 GMT
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Well gee, why not cut distributors and dealers out of the loop completely ? 
Only sell direct, then you have the name, address, and phone number of 
everyone that bought your program. You can immediately identify pirates,
and if someone says they bought it from someone else, then you can call
up that person and verify it right? Absolute and total control of your
user base. Don't expect very high volumes though...

Just another end of the spectrum of choices,
--Chuck McManis
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