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This is a follow on from another thread located in the attach url... The reason this message has been started is a number of us think that we would like to present another option for Copy protection that we hope Curious Labs will take note of. Their present copy protection which uses an Activation Code has a few of us upset with Curious Labs. However instead of just moaning about the copy protection we would like to also offer other solutions. I'm not going to get into the details of why we might not like the present security scheme - they can be found on the other thread, however I will explain what we would like it replaced with (or an option so that we can choose if we wish). We ask that Curious Labs create a Hardware Dongle (or CD Dongle it is up to them) which instead of using the activation code, we could use the hardware dongle to "activate" our software. This way for those who don't have internet, for those that are worried about what will happen if CL goes bankrupt, or for those that just don't want to register, they have the option to have a hardware dongle which can be used instead. We have pretty much stated we would be willing to spend money to also have this option, and I believe a good round figure would be between 20-40US dollars to have this piece of mind, and security. This cost figure could change depending on what Curious Labs decide - but I'm sure a number of us would like this piece of mind, and would be willing to part money with this sense of security. There are a number of other security measures you could take also - which wouldn't even require additional hardware to be made. This can be anything as simple as having a community which is serial number activated on your webpage, and without it people wouldn't be able to get updates for the product (example of this is Rhino and Macromedia), and many other security measures which could be looked at. The point is - a number of us are not happy with your present protection scheme, and you will continue to get flak from myself, and other members of this community until our concerns with this security scheme are met. We would like to start dialogue in resolving these issues so as a community we can continue to grow alongside Curious Labs... The ball is in your court Curious Labs - please respond.. If you wish to have a detailed list of our concerns I can present one in this thread, however you can also see some of the concerns regarding your present EULA and Security Scheme in the attached URL... Regards WiNC