Re: End of an era 2: Reselling software may be illegal
- From: Gerry Quinn <gerryq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 07:36:02 -0000
In article <1130680104.963257.302950@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
richardhutnik@xxxxxxxxxxx says...
> That was one case. Even if a user no longer would use a program and
> cares to uninstall it, if one is banned from doing this, then there is
> a problem here. You could put "registration codes" on EVER PC program,
> and thus block the resell of a program.
>
> Getting hard core about this will definitely drive even a larger number
> of people to consoles. It is one thing to using software you NEED to
> get work done, or make your life easier. It is another to go through
> headaches for ENTERTAINMENT software. You at least don't get the
> hassles when you play on a console.
Ubiquitous DRM would eliminate the piracy aspect of re-sale.
- Gerry Quinn
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