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I have a question, why does every program I install say: WARNING: This program is protected by copyright law and internation treaty any unautorised use will result in severe prosecution etc... Is this just hot air that means nothing? And if so, why bother with the 30 page EULA that costs an arm and a leg to get a lawyer to write?
Well, that is an effort to prevent not only piracy but also someone coming along and stealing your trademark, uncompiling and recompiling your code and re-releasing your software as your own. It also can serve to protect a developer from lawsuits surrounding improper use of their software, such as someone purchasing "bluetooth management software" and then suing because the nasty blue tooth in their mouth eventually rotted out. -- sorry that's the only example I could think up.
Can anybody with extensive experience tell detailed differences between these two products. From what I can see SKtools offer the same (or like functionality) and much more at a cheaper price. I just purchased Pocket Mechanic & wonder if I need or should at the least consider Sktools as an additional matainence utility. If both are not necessary than which product would be best recommended for power users?
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Thanks a-million
HMM..I am trying to remember back how all of this was resolved. but any trial version you download will do nothing to hard reset your device. It was only the pirated versions of pocket mechanic that did it, but that may have been changed though.
As long as you aren't "testing" a pirated version you will most certainly be fine.
The legal problem with a hard reset is a simple one. Developers who use this technique run the risk of destroying other valuable programs and data that may not be replaced. It is for this loss (and pain and suffering) that the developer could be sued.
As for the theory of "if the user wasn't using an illegal copy of the software, it wouldn't happen" is unsustainable. Many people find themselves using illegal software unwhittingly. There is a thriving business (I once founded one) in assessing the amount of illegal software in corporations and negotiating volume licensing to rectify the situtation.
Despite any sympathy one way or the other (although it is an emotive issue) the fact is that no developer can legally retain the right to destroy somebody else's property.
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