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 Dear BBD,

 I am an eighth grade student at Cope Jr. High and an amateur programmer. 
 This year for my science project I am learning about different methods of 
 protecting software from hackers.  I would like to know what kind of 
 security your programs use to protect them from being copied.

^RNaji Norder
^RBossier City, LA


 >We despise copy protection as much as we despise those who freely copy our 
 >software and make it available to the public.  Big Blue Disk relies on our 
 >subscribers' moral integrity to keep our software from being copied.  We 
 >don't use any on-disk or off-disk copy protection. 

 >A complete answer to your question would be beyond the scope of this forum.  
 >I suggest you drop by your local library or bookstore and find a good book on 
 >the subject. 

 >Remember most sophisticated users HATE, DESPISE, LOATH, MAKE RUDE GESTURES 
 >TOWARDS copy protection.  It does nothing but get in the way of what could 
 >have been a great program. 

 >Let me just get on my soapbox for a moment.

 >The sad truth is that there will always be users who have no regard for 
 >another's work and will copy it for free distribution.  Therefore, there will 
 >always be copy protection. Some of these leaches even make them available on 
 >their bulletin boards (BBS) and charge users to get them.  We have documented 
 >proof of several such cases.  One BBS has the guts to actually advertise that 
 >they are the biggest, best, and nicest board in the land while hiding the 
 >largest pirate section I have ever seen.  I won't name any names yet, but the 
 >court case that we and many other MAJOR software publishers are building will 
 >shut them down for good and expose them for the slime that they are. I'm 
 >sorry to be so emotional about this subject, but these losers are keeping 
 >food from my children's mouth.  While I'm not a person who carries a grudge,
 >I am looking forward to retribution in this case. 
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