Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!seismo!uunet!van-bc!ubc-cs!alberta!alberta!cpsc.ucalgary.ca!news From: wieser@fsd.cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Bernhard Wieser) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games Subject: Re: SimEarth copy protection Message-ID: <1991Jan31.181416.23441@cpsc.ucalgary.ca> Date: 31 Jan 91 18:14:16 GMT References: <18659@natinst.natinst.com> <1991Jan28.043033.11475@en.ecn.purdue.edu> <4f802472.20b6d@apollo.HP.COM> <43493@ut-emx.uucp> Organization: U. of Calgary Computer Science Lines: 14 Nntp-Posting-Host: fsd Most software these days is sold with 'license'. What does this mean? The company, through your payment of license fee, gives you the right to use the software. Read your licensing agreements. By removing protection, you might be violating the terms of your license. License does not give ownership, it gives right of use provided you follow conditions stated by said license. If you find the protection irritating, you should have read the license first and not bought the product. -- ( Bernie Wieser, wieser@cpsc.ucalgary.ca, BSWieser@uncamult.BITNET ) ( 4rth Year Dbl.Mgr Cpsc Clhc University of Calgary | ) ( S/H Developer Dept. of Psychology, " " " \|/ ) ( Octavian Micro Development Group --- o --- )