Hi Dallas, Agreed. I feel internet activation is really the best method for cracking down on piracy while not being too restrictive. A MySQL database can be set up to track how many times the software has been registered, and if a person buys a new PC they can un register the copy on their old PC before installing it on the new PC. Of course, there are exceptions to this such as a serious hardware failure like a dead motherboard, hard drive dies, etc where it might not be possible to un register the old system unless the games security can be setup to do that. Still, if a game is limited to say three unlock codes and he or she has one on their laptop or desktop they might think twice about using their remaining unlock code on a friends PC. Using internet activation in this case is far less restrictive than hardware authorizations and yet offers a high degree of security.
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