Missed the NPR report (I usually turn off the radio when the chatter
starts).
Richard, you're right. After I wrote my message, I thought... there I was,
getting sucked into "the game." And it's a game not worth playing because,
as it has been stated here again and again, those who pirate wouldn't pay
for a program no matter what, that is, until they "see the light" and figure
out that good software efforts are worth funding, if only to feel good about
doing the right thing.
Registration codes are still a good way to help remind honest folks to pay.
Some of my shareware customers (almost ten years ago) even complimented the
constant but non-obnoxious reminder message in one of my programs, and at
$8, the price was right for a lot of people.
...Geoff
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Bram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: Outwitting the Crackers (was :cracking site - how do we shutit
down?)
> NPR had a special on software piracy today. They had some guy from
> the SPR (or SPA?) who claimed that about 25% of sales in the US were
> lost due to piracy.
>
> IMHO, that's a relatively small loss. Some people are suggesting major
> coding efforts here, with questionable improvement in the final
> product. In fact, it's quite likely that legitimate buyers will
> get bitten by any planned "traps"; a very poor reward
(snip)
