10th April 2009, 12:53 AM
As with many things of late, the lawyers aren't the people to go to for solutions. Technology is. Heck I remember getting into some debate with my sister about cat declawing (a cat neither of us owned or had to deal with, which is neither here nor there) and all that fussing about animal rights vs peace of mind and property destruction were nullified the moment someone found out about these little rubber "nail extenders" (like for finger nails, only for cat claws) that can be easily fitted and last for about 6 weeks, and cost about 8 bucks for a box full of them.
In this case, if Valve's upcoming digital "signituring" of software works, no extra laws will be needed. They just go after the distributers armed with as accurate a means of identification as finger prints.
In this case, if Valve's upcoming digital "signituring" of software works, no extra laws will be needed. They just go after the distributers armed with as accurate a means of identification as finger prints.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)