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From: emjeffb@sdrc.UUCP (Jeff Blanchet)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Copy Protection & Children
Summary: I agree.
Message-ID: <264@sdrc.UUCP>
Date: 26 Nov 90 19:03:28 GMT
References: <1990Nov19.120240.28623@pwa-b.uucp>
Organization: SDRC, Cincinnati
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In article <1990Nov19.120240.28623@pwa-b.uucp>, marks@pwa-b.uucp (Evan R. Marks) writes:
> One thing people have not mentioned about the latest copy protection schemes
> is that it makes it almost impossible for a child to play a game without
> the aid of an adult.  FOr example, Test Drive 3 by accolade.  This uses
> a 3 way wheel that even I had problems with.
> 

I am not sure what the companys can do to stop pirating but I agree. I hate 
the little WHEELS that they send out. I just bought Jack Nicklaus Golf
from ACCOLADE (lots of minor bugs). Many of their games have the WHEEL. 

I changed the program myself so I no longer need the wheel. As far as I see it
if I can break the protection for my own use there is nothing illegal
about it. If I start giving it to others then it would be illegal.

So what is the point? These games with the wheels can still be broken to run
without the wheel. People who pirate software will pirate the software
no matter what protection the companys use. Maybe the company should spend
more time to debug their program instead of making things harder(but never
impossible) to priate.


What do you people think?

Jeff Blanchet
SDRC
Cincinnati Ohio