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   *[Notator SL mailing list]*
Jim wrote:
>Who is interested in stealing anything? I'm interested in removing the
>only part of the system that is unreliable. There should be a valid
>interest in this, and since I own the right to one copy, and since I have
>one computer,there should be NO legal problem with this. 
Hi there, all though I'm no 'legal eagle' I think there WOULD  be a legal
problem with regards to modifying Notator to work without the 'copy
protection key' or dongle as we sometimes like to call it.
If you look in your manual there is a statement with regards to the use of
Notator with regards to copy protection and making a legal 'backup'.
Now to get Notaor to work without the key you would have to 'hack and
crack' the program disk and modify the code to do so.  If I remember
correctly in the manual there is a line that states the user must not
attempt to 'find' the source code of the program.  Therefore you would
be breaking the agreement that you effectively enetered into with
Emagic/C-Lab when you broke the seal on the package that contained
your program disks.
I understand that ofcourse you have your own innocent reasons for
wanting to undertake this exercise however I hope you can appreciate
that people might want to undertake such an exercise for 'other'
reasons.
As Hallvard has already commented it would be nice for Emagic to
release the item into the public domain but until then Emagic still have an
obligation to protect their 'intellectual property' and also we as users
have the obligation to respect the agreement we have freely enetered
into.
Regards.
Colin 
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