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From: slerner@sesame.UUCP (Simcha-Yitzchak Lerner)
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Subject: Re: Re: software protection - dongles & other gizmos
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Date: Thu, 1-Aug-85 19:21:08 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug  1 19:21:08 1985
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>.....
> 
> By the way I haven't seen any discussion (may have missed it) on the
> repercussions of networks and thus shared copies of proprietary software -
> do we really have to have multiple copies of a program on the network?
> 
> I still believe protection problems MUST be solved soon for the software
> industry to survive.
> 
> Ray Dunn.  Philips Information Systems.
> 	   ....philabs!micomvax!othervax!ray

Under the ADAPSO key/keyring system, the software is not copy protected
in any fashion.  Therefore it can be installed on a network server (1 copy)
and run from any compatible system on the network, **as long as the system
running the software has a key that matches the software.**  This works
without any problem because the ADAPSO device is _not_ a copy protection
device but an execution authorization device.  (Login authorization,
data access authorization, data encrypt/decrypt and so on too.)

Most s/w manufacturers will only have one key version per product.  In a case 
where you think they may have several key versions out, you could arrange to
buy a copy with several matching keys (pricing up to the vendor, maybe
a discount for cost saved in only giving one disk and manual?).  Also,
more keys could be purchased after the fact by knowing the key ID.

Engage brain: If the copy on the net is for an IBM, and you have a 
non-IBM hooked to the net, please realize that just because you have
a key doesn't mean the software will run.  (I shudder to think of
the support calls that will be generated from this type of foolishness)

-- 
Opinions expressed are public domain, and do not belong to Lotus
Development Corp.
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