why pirated software is better... read...

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just because they need no registeration and athorization and all this bullshit!!!

i updated my PC and also i formated my HD and put Windows XP professional instead of Home.. and the last 3-4 days i strugle to make all my software to work again.. i have to "deactivate" some of them and register them again.. the problem is that i do not have Internet at my "Studio" computer.. and i have to do all steps that require internet at my office's computer and then get back at home....

i think that i have everything work fine now... but i'm a bit disapointed.. if i didnt buy my software and downloaded it from the net.. i wouldnt loose all that time.. maybe i'll have to download cracks for my original software that i have pay for.... ;(

just wanted to share it...

whats your thoughts?
 
:) I kind of know where he's coming from though... My DAW is not networked and it is a dedicated machine... When I bought Antares Auto Tune, I went through hell with support at Antares to make it work with the challenge/response stuff... Not that I agree with cracked software, but sometimes when your DAW is not connected to the net, authorizing some softwares can be a hassle from time to time...
 
If a plugin or program needs internet to authorize, than it should be listed in that software's requirements section. If it is, than it is the end users responsibility to read those requirements and make sure that he/she can meet those requirements. If you can't meet those requirements, than just exactly whose fault is it anyway? :D
 
I think everyone should agree that these threads are getting boring.
Bottom line on this forum
Pirate = bad
Purchase = good.
 
Native Instruments is another one that's a challenge to get authorized when you don't have an internet connection on your DAW. But it was my choice not to connect my DAW to the net so I don't really complain to much about having to go through extra steps to get programs authorized.
 
vestast said:
Native Instruments is another one that's a challenge to get authorized when you don't have an internet connection on your DAW. But it was my choice not to connect my DAW to the net so I don't really complain to much about having to go through extra steps to get programs authorized.
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There was one online music store, can't remember the name of it right now, but refused to sell me the FXPansion VST to RTAS adapter on a download basis since the computer I was using when I was buying it, was not the computer I'd be using it on (My DAW). Nah, I don't mind the extra steps either, what I do mind is when companies ASSUME that every PC in the world is connected to the internet and when you tell them that your DAW is not, they immediately start talking to you like you don't know shit about PC's...etc... When the fact of the matter is if they actually knew anything beyond basic operation of a PC, they'd be doing something other than tech support for an online music store...
 
The way I look at it, if you've purchased the software, then it's not pirated (so long as you're using the same version). Even if you're currently using an illegal copy. If you paid for a license, then I'm sure any court of law would agree that you're legit. When dealing with intellectual property, you're not actually purchasing a particular copy of the software ... you're paying for the right to use the software (at least that particular version of it).

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I refuse to use dongles. I refuse to HAVE to register online to use something.

Cakewalk has done VERY WELL just having a stupid s/n.
 
Im having some fun watching the nuendo guys raising hell about the new syncrosoft protection. Its eating cpu cycles like mad, and was still cracked within hours of release
 
actually my post intended to start a discussion, it had some sense of humour.. I buy all the software that i want to use, but i find it annoying all that athorization process..

and also there is no reason for it, because each time a new protection system is introduced.. the very next hour, there is a crack for it..

i believe that the people who buy software, would buy it anyway.. and the ones who wouldn't like to pay for software, would prefer not have it than pay for it...

I have a good relationship with computers.. but when i go to Native Instruments to register & athorize my software i put the serial number but it needs the special "registeration tool" software, i have to go to my home again to get it and then back to my office to register using that, i lose so much time..

i think that it's just ridiculous...
 
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Everybody who has a windows computer dedicated to multimedia knows what I'm talking about... Windows has so much junk to clean up it takes like two days. I bought a Toshiba laptop that had toshiba features and extra "encouragement" software such as AOL, Napster, etc... It took me days the first time to sift through that junk and days to add my programs one by one... It does suck to spend forever setting up your computer the first time and it's even worse doing it after a crash, etc... Just a couple of thoughts
 
Another side note

Also wanted to mention that there are constructive ways that the "industry" as a whole could deal with this problem...They are beginning to do so with their demo's etc, and the stability, support, and forums offered as an incentive to purchasing your software.... Also competative pricing, dedicated feature sets directed toward specific target audiences make a huge difference....

Just wanted to say that a creative approach to the problem can yield some answers
 
dpreed1 said:
I think everyone should agree that these threads are getting boring.
Bottom line on this forum
Pirate = bad
Purchase = good.
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Not necessarily. The guy clearly said that he bought the software so I don't understand why everyone is giving him grief and making it out like he's an asshole or something.

Pirate = bad
Purchase = good
Customer service in general = sux
Purchase product then use cracks instead to circumvent headaches = honest person making his life easy. I don't see anything wrong with that, as long as the crack is stable.
 
brett304 said:
Everybody who has a windows computer dedicated to multimedia knows what I'm talking about... Windows has so much junk to clean up it takes like two days. I bought a Toshiba laptop that had toshiba features and extra "encouragement" software such as AOL, Napster, etc... It took me days the first time to sift through that junk and days to add my programs one by one... It does suck to spend forever setting up your computer the first time and it's even worse doing it after a crash, etc... Just a couple of thoughts
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You mean you actually use the system that the manufacturer installed for you? I usually reformat the drive and install Windows from scratch. Then everything gets set up the way I want it. My copy of Windows may not be purchased, but it's still my copy. When I was a computer science major, I got a ton of Microsoft software for free from the school, and XP pro happened to be on the list. Talk about a bargain! Only $27k a semester and I get a free copy of Windows!

Seriously though, if you ever read the read me files of a crack, they sometimes say it's only intended to be used if you own the program and for some reason or another can't get it running. I'm sure that that's not what they had in mind when they wrote the crack, but that's their justification for writing it. Since you did pay for your software and you have proof of it (I'm assuming you kept the receipt?), then there isn't any legal problem for you, like chessrock said.
 
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