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Subject:Re: Software Piracy (WAS: Good/bad docs) From:Roy Anderson <royanderson -at- IBM -dot- NET> Date:Thu, 13 Aug 1998 01:27:34 -0400
The software on my PC is legit (I even have the SPA Audit application) but
George's Big Brother concept has convinced me to pay cash for my book
purchases in the future.
Roy
George Mena wrote:
>
> Here's a concept for you: The SPA (maybe by proxy) is probably
> developing a database of people who could be potential suspects guilty
> of software piracy.
>
> A lot of people charge their book purchases. Folks like Visa,
> MasterCard and American Express keep records of such transactions.
> Wouldn't be hard to cut a deal -- complete with non-disclosure
> agreements -- for copies of 3rd party book purchases to be compiled and
> forwarded to the software companies. It's not that hard to get software
> publisher-friendly copyright legislation passed, given the right
> lobbyists and the right amount of financial lubrication.
>
> George
