Re: Activation period Expired
- From: "kurttrail" <dontemailme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 10:08:44 -0400
Kerry Brown wrote:
> "Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23w3YnijTFHA.3244@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*o*m> wrote in message
>
> <snip>
>
>>> I made no comment about the program itself. I don't know if it
>>> works and I
>>> said just that.
>>>
>>> I wanted to warn people about the danger of going to some of the
>>> sites that showed up in a google search for it. A lot of the people
>>> on this newsgroup
>>> are not very technically savvy. As you say, if you know what you are
>>> doing
>>> you are relatively safe. Unfortunately at lot of people don't know
>>> what they are doing. Are computers for the elite only? If someone
>>> is going to make a
>>> public post that could cause harm to someone's computer they should
>>> post a
>>> warning with it. Two of the sites actively attacked my computer,
>>> scanning ports, popups trying to entice me to run exe files, trying
>>> known IE exploits, even trying the mozilla IDN exploit. They were
>>> not friendly sites. Kerry
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Agreed. Anytime anyone seeks to openly search for something illegal
>> or immoral on the internet risks what you describe. The risk is
>> much higher in
>> this category, as opposed to something legitimate. Typical are
>> windows product keys, activation kill programs, entire movies, and
>> nudity. A safe site should have been provided, even if its not
>> legit software. But, the reason for not mentioning the site
>> location is self-explanatory to most. So, here we are. Your warning
>> will probably go unheeded by many poorly protected PC users.
>>
>>
>
> While we agree on the warning it seems you are also assuming that I
> think it is illegal or immoral to use programs like WPA_Kill.exe.
> Personally I won't use them for the simple fact that I believe sooner
> or later you will be cut off from updates if you use a hacked copy of
> Windows. I make no moral judgement about others that use this or any
> other method to get around activation. My belief is that you own your
> copy of Windows. If you don't want to activate it for some reason
> that is your business. I know of some people that believe Microsoft
> uses activations to collect data about the installed base of
> computers and don't want to participate. Right or wrong they have the
> right to that belief. If it is a pirate copy of Windows then that is
> a different story and the use of the pirated Windows software is
> illegal. The use of WPA_Kill.exe is not.
> Kerry
It is illegal in the US to make and distribute WPA_Kill.exe under the
DMCA, but it is not illegal to use it for your own fair use.
TITLE 17, CHAPTER 12, § 1201 (c):
"Other Rights, Etc., Not Affected.?(1) Nothing in this section shall
affect rights, remedies, limitations, or defenses to copyright
infringement, including fair use, under this title."
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Peace!
Kurt
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microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com/mscommunity
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
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