--- Byron A Jeff <byron@cc.gatech.edu> wrote:

> The problem is how to have real protection with as
> much transparancy as 
> possible? But frankly no matter how transparent the
> protection process can
> be made, it's going to intrude on legit users. It's
> easy to blame the
> company, but it seems to me it's the users who are
> not honest and won't
> follow the rules that are the real cause.

All the points you make are quite true - it's
business, and anyone is free to choose their own path.
Their previous protection method utilized a key they
provided. Each time the software ran, my name was
printed. It doesn't bother me, and when I need to
reinstall I have the key so it doesn't matter if the
company has gone out of business or I'm not able to
access the net.

For a developer, incorporating protection into your
product can also be a distraction. Or even discussing
it, which reminds me, I have better things to do :)

Apologies to HiTech, I won't forward any more emails.

Cheerful regards,

Bob

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