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- From: ematias@dgp.toronto.edu (Edgar Matias)
- Subject: Re: Uniquely identifying a Mac? How?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec17.105813.18407@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
- Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto
- References: <9235010.4295@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> <1992Dec15.121756.23075@kth.se> <1gm3ioINN9uh@calvin.NYU.EDU> <1992Dec17.162820.12863@waikato.ac.nz>
- Date: 17 Dec 92 15:58:13 GMT
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- > In article <1gm3ioINN9uh@calvin.NYU.EDU>, roy@mchip00.med.nyu.edu (Roy Smith) writes:
- > >
- > > I personally think it was a major mistake for Apple
- > > to not have put some sort of machine-readable serial number in each machine.
- >
- > The trouble with providing a feature like that is that people will start to
- > use it.
- >
- > Can you say "copy protection"...?
- >
- > Lawrence D'Oliveiro fone: +64-7-856-2889
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- Isn't that the idea? If you are going to have a copy protection scheme,
- I'd think that would be the best type. Least amount of hassle for the
- user, yet still protects the software industry's interests. Of course,
- if you're in the habit of pirating software maybe it's not in your
- interests...
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- I'm a little surprised that the software industry hasn't latched onto
- this idea and lobbied hard for it. It seems like the ideal solution
- to software piracy. Of course, it wouldn't stop piracy entirely but
- it would certainly put a serious dent in it.
-
- Edgar
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- Edgar Matias
- Input Research Group
- University of Toronto
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- I speak for no one...
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