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Old 17th June 2009   #42
John Eppstein
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Originally Posted by Duardo View Post
My rights aren't being violated at all. As I said, I prefer the dongle to other forms of copy protection, based on past experiences I've had. I like the portability that the iLok gives me...before Waves made the iLok mandatory I still chose that as my option because it let me use my plugins on several different systems. Of course, I'd prefer no copy management at all, but I'd also like the people who make the software I use to stay in business so I don't have a problem with the minor inconveniences it may pose.

You may feel like your rights are being violated, but you have the right not to use software that uses dongles (which you have said you are doing). My rights are not being violated at all, and I'm not being complacent...I just don't have a problem with dongles, especially compared to other forms of copy protection.
And there were black people in the old South who were just fine with their jobs as maids and butlers. They were known as "Uncle Toms"...

Every time you purchase a dongle protected program you are selling the rest of us out.

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