Mason opened this issue on Aug 20, 2002 ยท 21 posts
terminusnord posted Tue, 20 August 2002 at 9:32 PM
Timoteo1, you're absolutely right. It can potentially inconvenience legit users, and I have to agree with you. In fact, here's what I posted in the last "Piracy Rant 2" thread: Software companies should do what the paying customers want, because those are the people they need on their side. If R'osity folks want a PDF Poser 5 manual early, they should get it. If this makes the software easier to use for warez pirates.. too bad. As much as I am against piracy, I am even more against anti-piracy measures that inconvenience or limit benefits to paying customers. I will not even buy software with a dongle or keydisk system after an experience I had with my legally purchased Pro Tools 4.3. Toolbox. People who steal software will steal software. No amount of copy protection will turn these people into paying customers, they are leeches who use what they can get, and they are willing to devote hundreds of hours to tracking down the warez. Hours that any reasonable person would understand the value of, in terms of time better spent making art!!! -Adam I should listen to my own advice!! :-) -Adam