[P1] OT: Software Licensing

[Tom R. no spam]

Exactly how does this work?  How much does it involve giving up
privacy or security?  Can the company access your computer and
change it?  Isn't that illegal?  Does using their software give
them a license to access, etc your computer?

On Wed, 9 Jul 2003, david wrote:
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> Monday I installed Canvas 9 on a client's computer and realized it now uses
> a form of serial number activation system similar to Microsoft's. Once
> installed on a computer, that serial number is no longer any good. Now I've
 . . .