![]() ![]() ![]() Writing "please don't copy" on the front of the box would probably be more effective. It's just too silly to call it DRM (regardless of intention). Personally I don't care about the illegal distribution - it's about making a personal backup.Īnd I agree, the process of copying the data was a far more effective "restriction"/DRM then the key itself ever was. You had to make a physical copy and give it to the other one in person. Remember that this came from a time where you couldn't simply download 500 Mb from the internet because that would have taken you five day. That will not stop you from making a copy for your best friend, and then him making a copy for his friend however, the longer the chain gets and the more middleman are in this chain, the greater the chance of someone messing up and providing a wrong key or losing the scrap of paper on which they noted the key. I am not arguing that a simple product key is a very effective way of preventing unauthorized use of a software, but it requires an additional step to make a copy for someone, because you also have to provide them with the correct key. Falkenherz: That's why it is an outdated form of DRM that has been replaced with more restrictive methods like online activation and account binding. ![]()
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