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From: sschaem@starnet.uucp (Stephan Schaem)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: Copy protection (e.g. the Lemmings debate)
Message-ID: <1991Mar16.220324.15645@starnet.uucp>
Date: 16 Mar 91 22:03:24 GMT
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 I just wanted to state my story about game being distributed by pirates
 before store...
 Once I put some PC code to the Amiga (For a stupid, brainless, ugly
 game:-), and not long after saw my friend with handkuff being
 interogated.
 After serial number check of a pirate prewview, we new what publication
 and journalist gave or pirated the copy for evaluation!
 And a guy admit he went with he little cousin saying, it's hes
 anyversary and he saw your had in the newpaper and what that game the
 most in the world... the same night it was on all netwaork.

 You can have the best copy protection there will still find a way!

 Also a stupid guy where I used to work (ALL I'm saying happen other
 there in that braindead compagnie!) left a box of disk full of pirated
 materials that they exange betwen them at work!.Then people that didn't
 like what he pirated this time (one of the compagnie game) told the
 APP (Private piracy police).
 After the arrest, the discovery of copy parti in holland (They rent a
 gymnasium and isntall monitor for contest etc.. you know how big
 those are!) and made a bust with the police and confiscation he got
 a another job as developer...
 The same story happen to another french group, busted+confication.Well
 they know have a developing house!
 Those journalist are also the own that pirates the games (Not all of
 them of course:-)
 How SICK can the all thing can get! Programer that pirate theyr OWN
 stuff?!

 ALL IS TRUE.No exageration, but restraint! like story about american
 sending original to be cracked in germany so they can put them
 on network here...
 Software houses that pirate others works... (cant prove that, well no
 one but the word is strong!)
 I could go for 7 month actually, and it get sicker and sicker!
 After people receive verbal threat about changing compagnie I left, 
 well actually 12 people left in a 2 month period!

 Anyone caring to tell there story about piracy and software?