Mike Meyer wrote: > "Ben Sizer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > In my > > case, providing a free download of any lost executables or data upon > > presentation of a legitimate license key should be adequate. > > My special handling for such > things - and *especially* for entertainment software, where the media > gets handled by children - is "Return that POS."
That's funny, I could have sworn that a few messages above you suggested I "Try Alex's solution, and put the data on a network server that goes through whatever authentication you want it to." Are you claiming therefore that it's more acceptable to you to have to access the data remotely every time you use the software than once per install? > Worse yet, you play > semantic games so you can claim not to be violating fair use rights in > the process. No, I am just pointing out that you are mixing up the concept of an actual 'right' such as one embodied in a state's constitution, with an implied 'right' that is just an exemption from committing an offence. The term 'right' does not even appear in the relevant part of US copyright law, except to state that it is a limitation on the copyright holder's rights. -- Ben Sizer. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
