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From: Knisely@his-phoenix-multics.arpa
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Combating Piracy
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Date: Tue, 17-Apr-84 12:45:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr 17 12:45:00 1984
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Those who can find a copy of the current issue of "Mini-Micro Systems"
may want to read the article beginning on page 109 on a company formed
to market products specifically aimed at fighting business software
piracy.  Their solution is a techical approach combining encryption and
a physical method of making each disk unique.  Interesting approach and
they intend to stay ahead of the pirates by 6mon to 1 year by
continually changing the techniques.  Ashton & Tate just bought into the
company, Vault Corp, to the tune of $500,000 and AT&T has a large
contract with them.  It would appear that unprotected software is going
to get even rarer.