[AccessD] Copy Protection Needed

Well, I went through this process a long, long time ago - mid 80s - my first
big product.  How to stop the pirating?  In the end, we concluded there was
no foolproof way.  The answer?  Sell it faster than they can steal it and
don't look back. There's no percentage in it.  Some people will steal money
out of our pockets.  You get used to it.  Living well, as they say, is the
best revenge.

We'll do what we can to stop 90% - that include the 80% who are honest.
Well, convert 10% of the crooks, and the other 10% we'll just have to let
them go.  Remember, some of the illegal copies are not lost sales.  They go
to people who wouldn't buy it anyway.

There's my rationalization for the weekend.  How do you like it? :)


Rocky
 

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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins
Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 5:17 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Copy Protection Needed


> That sounds like a good idea.  What do you think Susan?

=======Sure, can't hurt, but it won't keep anyone who wants to copy it from
doing so. They won't care what branch name shows. They'll just white it out
and make a copy on their own letterhead, or something else uniquely clever. 
When it comes to stealing software, people aren't going to be put off much
by an inconvenience, but it certainly can't hurt and would be easy enough to
implement as a global constant.

Susan H.

> If the Tennessee branch has "Michigan Branch" appearing on their form 
> letters etc they will be encouraged to get their own copy.
>
> With an MDE FE, it's a simple matter to embed the name in a Function 
> which is used as the source of a text box on all forms/reports etc.

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