Re: Activation period Expired

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"kurttrail" <dontemailme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Ot990clTFHA.3188@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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."
>
> --

Glad I don't live in the US :-)

Kerry



> Peace!
> Kurt
> Self-anointed Moderator
> 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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