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In article <56971@nigel.ee.udel.edu>, johnston@minnie.me.udel.edu (Bill Johnston) writes:
>In article <25662@unix.SRI.COM> mxmora@sri-unix.sri.com (Matt Mora) writes:
>>P.S. Please no flames about how you hate this program already. If
>>people (or companies) didn't steal software there wouldn't be a need for
>>this program.
>
>Some background:  "SPA" stands for the "SoftWare Publishers Association".  
>I think it's fair to characterize them as an organization that promotes
>an "activist" approach to dealing with the problem of software piracy.
>
>To be a bit less fair,  I would also characterize them as an industry
>"hit squad" who look after the interests of the big software houses.
>I don't know who pays their electric bill, but I haven't heard of any
>small-time developer who has kicked in $$ for SPA.

Of course, to throw a bit more fuel onto the fire, it is interesting to note
how much effort is being put into this "anti-piracy" activism.  The major
software houses are so very organized and together on this.  Sending their
teams to major corps to be certain that everything is done just right.

It would be nice to see even a -fraction- of that kind of effort put into the
creation of consistent, standard, and reasonable licensing schemes for
software.

'nuff said.

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Jim Gaynor - AgVAX System Manager - Academic Computing - Ohio State University
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