MaxxArcher opened this issue on Aug 31, 2002 ยท 52 posts
wolf359 posted Sun, 01 September 2002 at 9:42 AM
Lightwave has a hardware dongle and you have to contact newtek to get your permanent Serial Number a short time after installation. Cinema4DXl has no hardware Dongle but uses the temporary serial number that expires unless you get your permanent number from Maxon. 3DS MAX has a hardware Dongle as well i think ALL of these protection schemes have been EASILY!!!! Defeated by software hackers. :-/ I know of a legitimate Lightwave owner who has his USB Dongle installed on his home workstation but is running a KRACKED copy of lightwave on his Laptop that he carries to client sites because he is concerned about his Dongle getting lost or broken during travel. and there is even a Fake update CD going around for cinema4DXL that enables you to install free program updates that require your "Factory" CD to be in your CD rom Drive. While they are welcome to try, Curious Labs Can Not prevent warezing of poser5 any more that Newtek,MAXON or Discreet has prevented illegal distribution of Their expensive high end programs. its just a sad fact of life