Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!ncar!noao!asuvax!hrc!gtephx!ahmeda From: ahmeda@gtephx.UUCP (Aftab Ahmed) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Moebius patch (deprotection) Message-ID: <4319f0b1.14d09@gtephx.UUCP> Date: 8 May 89 16:20:32 GMT References: Organization: AG Communication Systems, Phoenix, Arizona Lines: 22 In article , al1f+@andrew.cmu.edu (Andy A. Lee) writes: > I am sure William Bumgarner's patch is wonderful for Macintosh Plus > owners. However, now everyone can get a copy of Moebius from a friend > that owns Moebius instead of buying it. And don't try to tell me that > all Moebius owners are law abiding citizens... I do not agree. I don't know about Moebius, but you can get most other copy protected programs from your friends using programs like Copy 2 Mac. Are you saying that, the publisher of Copy 2 Mac is breaking the law by providing a instrument for pirates to use?? I myself do not buy any program which I cannot copy to my hard disk. When I am buying programs first thing I look for is the copy protection. If it protected then it is out of my list. So as far as I am concerned, being able to know that a program is copyable is a plus point in favor of that program. On the subject of copy protection!! I am still wondering why software publishers bother with copy protection?? I am yet to come across a non-defeatable copy protection scheme, with 90 percent breakable in 10 minutes or less. Any comments!!!! ***************************************************************************************** * Aftab Ahmed, AG Communication Systems, Phoenix, Arizona * Standard * * UUCP: ...!ames!ncar!noao!asuvax!gtephx!ahmeda * Disclaimer * *****************************************************************************************