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In article <1992Jul31.194429.23381@informix.com>, robertw@informix.com (Robert
Weinberg) writes:
|> 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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Copy protection is a pain, a nuisance, and does not work. Ever since copy
protected software has existed, copy-protection cracking programs have existed.
Not for pirating purposes, but for the simple reason that people like to make
backups. In past years (seems that things are tending to get better), almost
every program disk was copy protected. This meant that it was impossible to
create a backup disk to run the software off of. So naturally, people wrote
programs to allow them to make backups. All this did was create a added burden
and expense to the end user. 

When I used my old Apple II+, Locksmith and Copy II+ were integral parts of my
software library, so I could make backups of my favorite games and business
programs. Imagine paying $200 for a terminal program (for the Apple II!) and
not being able to make a backup! Very frustrating. Since copy protection is so
easy to crack, all of this protecting did nothing but turn a lot of potential
users off to computing. I taught myself assembly language on the 6502 by
cracking software.

Now that software publishers have finally started to learn that copy protection
is more of a liability than asset, many people will not have to shell out $$
just to make a backup.

Andrew