---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 22:08:54 -0400 From: Thomas Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ANDY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [pctoolbin] Re: uneducated thieves too (: Andy-- There have already been several 'hacks' or workarounds published to get around the 50 use limit built into MS Office 2000. This usually involves editing the registry to get the computer program to stop telling you that you must register or to enable it's use after the 50 use limit, without sending MS a configuration code and receiving a code in return. At 11:44 AM 07/13/2001 -0400, you wrote: >On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Andy-- > > > > Ah yes, the 'Robin Hood' syndrome. It's possible that that applies > > when someone burns a copy of Office 2000 to give to a friend or lets > > them 'borrow' the backup copy. > > >And promises the hack for 50 uses as > ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^ > > soon as they get it themselves. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^what does this mean?? > > > > > > It is no 'Robin Hood' syndrome when they set up a small factory, Under US copyright law, companies can register, or copyright specific phrases, logos and other unique printed or otherwise reproducible images which simply means that no one else can print or use them without permission from the owner, in this case Microsoft. Things like the word 'Microsoft' in a specific font as it appears on their products, the Windows logo with the orange, green, blue and yellow panes, and the certificates of authenticity that are on the boxes or booklets that come with the OS's. Several of these are part of the holographic image on the CD for Office 2000, Win2K and other products. It is illegal to reproduce them for commercial use without Microsoft's express permission. > > purchase CD's with holograms (in direct violation of copyright law by > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > the people that made them), > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ why is purchasing CD's with holograms >a direct violation of copyright law?? just curious... is one supposed to >buy CD's without holograms to be legitimate? please explain, I'm a newbe > >thank you > >Andy I can understand many people's frustration with Microsoft. They have not been a friendly company. There are no hugs and 'warm fuzzies' between buyer and seller here. Microsoft had been a bully in some areas and in some dealings with competitors which is why they're in court now. They have been found guilty of monopolistic practices and now the courts have to find some sort of fair remedy. I don't know if that's possible, given the size of the company and the idiocy of our governmant. I think they will try to impose too severe a penalty and wind up getting nothing at all. I think the software is good, which is why many steal it. But as the saying goes, two wrongs don't make a right. Tom Hunt To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
