Re: SPA piracy raid: Call for Solutions

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From: Robert Weinberg
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 19:44

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In article <1992Jul31.210022.3188@otago.ac.nz> stanger@otago.ac.nz (Nigel  
Stanger) writes:

> That's just it though -- how small a percentage of the user
> population are crackers is irrelevant. It only takes one, and
> bingo! cracked copies start appearing everywhere like wildfire
> (he gives it to 2 friends, and they give it to 2 friends, and so
> on, and so on, and so on...).

More than that, the cracker will often pass on or sell a "cracker" program for  
the application. I've seen disks full of "crackers" for sale in *software*  
stores. "Copy protected" software seems to set up an irresistible challenge to  
individuals!
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From: robertw@informix.com (Robert Weinberg)
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Subject: Re: SPA piracy raid: Call for Solutions
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