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On Wed, 21 Mar 2001 22:10:06 -0000, Brian J. Beesley wrote (re gray
bits):


>This is an example of the sort of "copy protection" I find 
>acceptable, because I can make as many perfect copies as I like for 
>my own use; nonetheless the copies can be identified as such, for
>the  purposes of prosecuting anyone who happens to be trading them
>in 
>place of genuine original pressings.

The same, of course, is true of the various shareware programs - if
someone's trading a program with a registration key purchased with my
credit card, it's reasonable for the author to conclude that I had a
role in distributing it.  

Nathan

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