Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!ukc!dcl-cs!nott-cs!ucl-cs!grahamr From: grahamr@ucl-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: Software Development And Piracy (Spurred By FTL replies) Message-ID: <115@ucl-cs.UUCP> Date: 9 Dec 88 15:17:33 GMT Sender: grahamr@ucl-cs.UUCP Lines: 19 From: Graham Roberts >Well, Let me make a few points. The reasons for copy protection are not >because companies are greedy; the users created the problem. >You can't complain about your problems, when there are people out there >who get a kick out of cracking a game and spreading it. That 4:1 Ratio >is very conservative, probably because the Amiga community is >mostly honest, productive users. It depends on where you are in the world, though - don't forget that there are more Amiga's outside the US than inside. The Amiga is much more of a games/home machine in Europe and software piracy is a major problem. Some countries have a *very* bad reputation and no effective laws to combat piracy. For instance, I have read that in Denmark pirated software is normal and few people bother to buy the real thing - is this true or just journalistic hype?? Graham grahamr@uk.ac.ucl.uk