On Saturday 06 July 2002 02:48 pm, Voltage Spike wrote:
> I would also add another term to the list that has been growing in
> popularity: copy protection. I tend to associate the term with protecting
> my right to copy rather than its true meaning (a mechanism which protects
> the author's rights concerning the copy). In fact, many people interpret
> the term this way. The end result is that people tend to accept copy
> protection without thinking about the true meaning. How many people would
> buy that new CD with brand new "copy prevention" technology? :-)
Copy Protection gets on my nerves. What really hurts now is when software
companies tell me the software I bought isn't really mine, and that I only
bought the media and a license to use it. Had there been a sticker on the
box, I wouldn't have bought the software. Worst yet I don't know what i am
agreeing too until I open the box, which now voids any chance of returning
the item.
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