Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!cos!andrews From: andrews@cos.com (Andrew R. Scholnick) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Software Sales Strategies vs. Piracy Summary: OOPS... Message-ID: <21622@cos.com> Date: 18 Aug 89 12:28:49 GMT References: <208@crash.cts.com> <21585@cos.com> Organization: Corporation for Open Systems, McLean, VA Lines: 27 > Another approach has been adopted by the Computer Club Company. > All software has an encoded, unique, serial number which is tracked by sale and > updated (if sold through a store) when the registration card arrives. There > is NO copy protection. The serial number is so the company knows who to sue if > a pirated copy is found. Two encoding strategies are used, one for the serial number which is [...] > Please no flames... > (a quick plug: The Computer Club Company is giving away a free -$10 value- Computer > Club Foam Bat with each software purchase - for a limited time) > The Computer Club Company EMail address (on USENet) is ...uunet!cos!amicc!ComputerClub OOPS... I forgot to mention: The Computer Club Company also offers a free copy of each of its software products and publications to any individual providing information which leads to a conviction for piracy of any of its products. (This policy has proven to be quite successful at curbing software piracy.) -- - Andrew R. Scholnick @ Corp. for Open Systems, McLean, VA -- andrews@cos.com - {uunet, sundc, decuac}!cos!andrews -- Everything I write blame on me, NOT -- my employer. - "Adventure is when you toss your life on the scales of -- chance and wait for the pointer to stop." - M. Leinster (First Contact)