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From: desj@brahms.BERKELEY.EDU (David desJardins)
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Subject: Re: Your software rights are in danger
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Date: Tue, 17-Dec-85 19:59:50 EST
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In article <1808@uwmacc.UUCP> oyster@uwmacc.UUCP (Vicious Oyster) writes:
>
>   I've never noticed the letters "ADAPSO" before.  Perhaps we could start
>by identifying who these ADAPSO members are.
>
   ADAPSO is an association of software publishers who are trying to work
together on copy-protection schemes.  Among other things, they have proposed
a hardware-based protection system based on a box attached to the serial port
and a ROM-based key with each program.  They haven't been very successful with
this, in part because the Justice Dept. has not (so far) given them permission 
to develop a standard (since so many competing software houses are part of
ADAPSO, its actions could be anticompetitive).  Note that this will not prevent
such schemes from eventually being used, but may mean that they will have to be
developed by non-software publishers.
   ADAPSO has also spent money on advertising and to promote legislation.

   -- David desJardins