From: schaefer@imag.imag.fr (Arno Schaefer)
Subject: Re: How to the disks copy protected.
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In article <1993Apr21.085848.12704W@lumina.edb.tih.no>, ketil@edb.tih.no (Ketil Albertsen,TIH) writes:
|> In article <1993Apr20.230749.12821@reed.edu>, mblock@reed.edu (Matt Block) writes:
|> 
|> >	I guess what I am saying is that your question is difficult, if not
|> >impossible, to answer.  What exactly do you want to know?  Do you need a good
|> >one for a project you are working on?  How secure must it be?  Are you trying
|> >to crack one that someone else has used?  I can probably make suggestions,
|> >assuming the activity is strictly legal.  (In general, it is a BAD idea,
|> >legally, to tamper with copy protection.  It can also lead to corruption of
|> >files which you necessarily do not have back ups of (being as they are copy
|> >protected,) which can be devestating.)  Do you have absolutely no ideas for
|> >practical applications, and are merely curious?
|> >	Please clear up those questions, and I'll try to help as much as I
|> >can.
|> 
|> May we interpret this as an offer to volunteer as editor for a
|> "Copy protection FAQ" ? I am quite sure that I am not alone welcoming such
|> an initiative! *I* will volunteer to ask some of the questions, if you will
|> provide the answers :-)
|> 
|> Ketil Albertsen

Hey, now will you stop encouraging him? Copy protection only serves one pur-
pose: to keep the honest buyer from making (legal) backup copies. It will
definitely not stop any pirates. If you want to protect you soft, supply a
good documentation and support. This is IMHO the *only* way of effectively pro-
tecting software.

Best Regards,

Arno

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