jandeakker
you'll probably never read this, but, of course you were looking for sympathy. perhaps not the "oh, poor boy" type,
but sympathetic to your cause. you're effectively looking for others to join you in boycotting a game due to the CP scheme.
the problem is this, your basic premise is flawed. nowhere in your initial post do you express any difficulties in using
the game disks - only in copying them.
were you simply trying to a make a point, you'd have sent an email directly to the companies involved. by expressing
in a forum you can't even be sure the company will ever see your thoughts.
firstly, as stated before, take care of your stuff and you needn't worry so much about backups.
secondly, by your logic, you'd never buy a house built in 1960 because it doesn't come with a warranty. you'd never buy
a used car, a used book, or (god forbid!) a used CD...because none of these items come with a warranty (return policy) -
meaning, you can't make a backup of them! oh my.
life is full of caveat emptor. use common sense, not only in your purchases, but in your responsibility of those purchases as
well.
a number of posts have pointed out quite legitimate reasons for not liking this copy protection - you simply made a wild
statement.
should we be able to make backups? yes. could this be an irritant? yes. have people expressed real concerns with this
CP? yes. but is the simple fact you can't make a backup enough for a person to not play a game they would like to play?
silly.
your arguments are far from compelling.
but thanks for playing. have a nice life.
