Re: Anti-Piracy issues
From: Bruce Chambers (bruce_a_chambers_at_h0tmail.com)
Date: 07/25/04
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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 08:40:44 -0600
Greetings --
> If they had done a better job of securing their software
> (such as embedding the COA right into the CD/software),
> then it wouldn't be so easy for my computer guy to copy
> software.
But don't you think that would be rather like parking your car in
a strange neighborhood, locking it, but then leaving the keys dangling
in the lock? It certainly would make pirating the software a lot
simpler.
I do sympathize with your position. Ultimately, you're going to
have to decide for yourself whether setting this situation right is
worth the time and effort involved. I'd certainly prefer it if
Microsoft were to become more pro-active in pursuing small-scale
piracy, rather than relying upon honest customers to always have the
time, the where-withal, and the will to do the right thing.
Unfortunately, I suspect Microsoft, not unjustifiably, fears a public
relations backlash if it were to "go after the little guy." Your
"computer guy" is betting his livelihood on this: he's fully expecting
you to give up the fight. I've no doubt he's been through this
before, and has always simply out-waited previous complainants.
Since you mentioned a child, there's one other thing I'd ask you
to think about: What kind of an example would you like to be setting
for your child? Someone who always does the right thing, even when
it's personally expensive and troublesome? Or someone who surrenders
to the "bad guys" because it's just too much trouble to stand up for
his/her rights? As Edmund Burke said, many years ago, "All that is
required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
How could this "computer guy" threaten you for filing a complaint?
And, if he were so foolish as to do so, wouldn't this put the matter
into an arena where you can involve the local police?
Bruce Chambers
-- Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH "tiger" <tiger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:374f01c47203$52a17d80$a401280a@phx.gbl... > I've posted quite a bit over the past week due to being > the victim of what I believe to be software piracy. I've > gotten some great suggestions and support so I have some > more issues to discuss for those who are interested: > > My husband & I have been discussing the piracy issue and > what happened with our computer guy today. It's late and > I am pretty wiped, but after thinking about it and > discussing it with several other people, I resent the > position that this computer guy has put me in. First off, > I now have to spend a lot of time and energy pursuing this > matter over the next couple of days with Microsoft (with a > 1 year old baby, I just don't have the time). Secondly, I > really resent the expectations that Microsoft has of me as > a consumer of their products. Please let me explain: > > If they had done a better job of securing their software > (such as embedding the COA right into the CD/software), > then it wouldn't be so easy for my computer guy to copy > software. Not only that, now that it's happened, they > expect me, a very busy young mother/career woman, to > gather information and report this guy to them. I know > that piracy dictates that we as consumers need to be > responsible in reporting, but after reviewing everything I > kind of feel as if we as customers are doing Microsoft's > job for them. I've read every inch of their anti-piracy > site, and it totally puts the onus on us as customers to > curb the problem, but at this point in my life, my child > is my priority. Also, as an English teacher, their site is > lacking in specifics and details. Nowhere on the site does > it specifically say that all versions must come with > hologram CD. It alludes to this in several sections, but I > had to call the piracy hotline to get this information. > > In regards to reporting this guy, to be honest, my husband > and I are nervous to report him because he's going to > surely figure out that it was us since I've called him 2x > this week, and visited him today in his shop to discuss > the matter. What if he threatens us? We are feeling a lot > of anxiety about the whole thing because we are very > honest and moral people, but in the grand scheme of > things, there are much more important things that I need > to devote my time and energy towards. Sure this guy is > illegally burning CDs, but why is it my total > responsibility to report him? What about everybody else > who does business with him? > > I'm sure that I'm going to get some very interesting > replies to my post. My intention is not to anger anyone, > but I honestly feel that I have some legitimate concerns > about this whole matter and it's really my huband and I > feeling as if we can't trust anyone anymore - especially > in the computer industry! > > Tiger
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