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From: smh@mhuxl.UUCP (henning)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: copy protection
Message-ID: <345@mhuxl.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 24-Nov-85 21:59:38 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov 24 21:59:38 1985
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
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>      An ideal form of copy protection is possible ..., but as soon as
> it runs on a machine: (1) it will run only on the machine with that 
serial number; and (2) it becomes copyable.
>      If the customer gets a new machine, he should be able to send the
> original disk back to the vendor (as proof of purchase) and get a new
> unfrozen disk for a nominal charge.

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From the keys of Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA mhuxl!smh

Please save the word IDEAL for software that I can use on at least 6 different
machines (1 at home and 5 at work) but will only let the licensed user use
and not something like a 'licensed machine' use. I don't mind carrying
around my software, but please don't make me carry around my Mac to places
that already have a Mac available for me to use.  Also, I don't think that
it is acceptable to have to get all new software if your machine gets
trashed or for some reason gets a new ID number.