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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
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> 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.)

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