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Acorn Arcade forums: Games: Cracks, serials, warez
 
  Cracks, serials, warez
  Dave (15:47 24/5/2003)
  pw (14:03 5/6/2004)
    andreww (18:49 9/6/2004)
 
Dave Sloan Message #86502, posted by Dave at 15:47, 24/5/2003
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Posts: 58 		Do NOT post anything related to serials, cracks, warez to these notice boards. I will delete any posts containing them, as they exist purely to aid piracy. You may well get us closed down under the draconian laws that stand if we don't erase any comments asking for / providing resources that aid piracy, so please don't do it. Consider this fair warning, I'll get more angry next time.

Dave
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Philip Webster Message #86503, posted by pw at 14:03, 5/6/2004, in reply to message #86502
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Posts: 2 		Serials and warez - agreed.
However, cracks have uses other than aiding copyright violation.

For example, some old unmaintained software has anti-copy code which doesn't work properly on newer systems. The legitimate licensee should be allowed to use that software, even if it means removing the anti-copy code from the disk.

Cracking is bad under certain circumstances, but not under ALL circumstances.

To quote the Jargon File:
-- copy protection
n. A class of methods for preventing
incompetent pirates from stealing software and legitimate customers from using it.
Considered silly.

[Edited by pw at 15:04, 5/6/2004]
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Andrew Message #86504, posted by andreww at 18:49, 9/6/2004, in reply to message #86503
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Posts: 555 		People can use A310em for games like these. Hopefully it should become the definitive solution.
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Acorn Arcade forums: Games: Cracks, serials, warez