Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Hardware Lock or Sim

Hi Doug:
So far as I know, any manipulation of the code is a violation of the
software agreement ( you know...that tedious bit of legalese that you wade
through at the beginning of the install).
Cheers

Marcus
-----Original Message-----
From: dougrasmussen@... <dougrasmussen@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 7:33 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Hardware Lock or Sim

>John,
>
>A few years back a company up in Canada advertised they would "crack"
>your software so the key was not needed. I believe their ads
>addressed the very problem you had. It seemed to me they required
>you to send the original disks which a pirate would not have, of
>course. So in cases like yours, that would seem to be a legitimate
>process to go through.
>
>BTW, did Cadkey return your materials?
>
>I also had a bad experience with the Cadkey people. I bought their
>CAM product, called Cutting Edge. Those of us that purchased it
>through a reputable machine dealer were assured this was to be one of
>their mainline products and would be expanded and fully supported.
>Not the case...they promptly dropped the product.
>
>Doug
>
>
>
>
>--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "John Guenther" <jguenther@l...> wrote:
>> I don't condone pirated software either, but these companies really
>treat
>> you like crap if you need to replace one of those hardware locks.
>Case in
>> point, I had a copy of CadKey which was totally legal, purchased
>from a
>> former employer / reseller as shrink wrapped product. I lost the
>parallel
>> port lock several years ago, and was told that in order to obtain
>another
>> one I needed to return the entire product, software, documentation,
>license,
>> keyboard templates and all to CadKey along with the original
>purchase
>> receipt. I did so, but the end result was that I did not get the
>> replacement lock because they could not verify the purchase because
>my
>> former employer is out of business. There goes a 4 grand software
>package
>> down the crapper!!
>>
>> You would think that since the product was registerd when newly
>installed
>> with the manufacturer that their records would show that I was the
>original
>> purchaser and that a new lock would be made available to me. Not
>so in this
>> case, even providing a copy of the original mailed in registraton
>form did
>> no good. They would not accept me as the original purchaser, but
>they sure
>> could send me lots of junk in the mail about new products.
>>
>> John Guenther
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Roland Friestad [mailto:cardinal.eng@g...]
>> > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 8:40 AM
>> > To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...
>> > Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Hardware Lock or Sim
>> >
>> >
>> > Just a comment - Another point of view -
>> >
>> > While I don't condone pirated software either, I get pretty tired
>> > of having
>> > to carry around those blasted hardware locks to use with my
>laptops - My
>> > software is legal but I've actually got one setup that requires 4
>hardware
>> > locks all plugged into the same parallel port - I'd love to have
>some sort
>> > of work-around to eliminate the problem - Plus if you ever lose
>> > one of them
>> > the software companies treat you like a criminal if you try to
>> > get another one -
>> >
>> > Roland
>> >
>> >
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