Adobe cracks down on piracy

[Balthazar]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

Originally posted by: aves2k

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt Haha - besides the fact that if it wigs out on you, and you uninstall it, you have to find and remove certain registry keys in order for the program to stop refusing an internet connection -whether it's installed or not? Nothing. nik

I've never had that problem so I'll keep using it for the time being.

As you wish, but it's like playing Russian Roulette. I get atleast one Zone Alarm F-up per day at work. That thing is HORRID. And it's not "if" but a matter of "when"

nik

User error anyone?

 

[boyRacer]

hahaha... you guys all sound so guilty...

 

[Luden]

I just remember now how one of my friends was going off on how he edited the registry and such about 5 months ago so photoshop wouldnt "phone home", and i thought he was crazy...

 

[spyordie007]

Originally posted by: Luden
I just remember now how one of my friends was going off on how he edited the registry and such about 5 months ago so photoshop wouldnt "phone home", and i thought he was crazy...

you can put a registry entry in so that photoshop wont check for updates, I'm willing to bet that's all he did because that's all that photoshop does.

-Spy

Mass hystaria is funny isnt it?

I have 2 legit copies of Photoshop, anyone want one of them for $500 ($109 less than Adobe sells it for)

 

[BigPotato]

i have an academic version.

 

[dakata24]

i was over on dslreports security forums, and saw a thread on this.. linked to a website called macinstein.com.. this was dated may 18, 2001.. here's an excerpt of the aricle (Whole article here)

Piracy Protection, Now Lower the Price
It has been brought to my attention that Photoshop 6 is sending your IP address and the serial number you used to Adobe. In the Application Support Folder in your System Folder, Adobe has a directory that has html files and a dll (Dynamic Link Library). The compiled code in the dll is acting as an executable to send this information to Adobe through your Internet connection. Unfortunately, this can still be disabled, but it shows that these bigger companies are getting more shrewd when it comes to piracy and the wealth of resources they will soon be utilizing with Unix under OS X. Their success of at least tracking offenders will be greater.

 

[Luden]

you are probably correct.

 

[CplHicks]

Is it just me or is this an invasion of privacy that wouldn't hold up in court? Adobe can't just send your information back to them without you knowing it, a court wouldn't find anybody guilty of anything if that was the evidence of it and a judge wouldn't give out a search warrant with that evidence. Of course, as others have already pointed out, the FBI isn't going to be going around college campus' and homes looking for kids who've been photoshopping movie posters for somethingawful.com.

 

[Nocturnal]

Originally posted by: spyordie007

Originally posted by: kami
Yeah, like the FBI is going to go after 13 year old Johnny who downloaded photoshop off of kazaa and uses it to add funny faces to people with his l33t photoshop skillz.
There's not a soul I know (and I am in the FIELD) who has a legit copy of photoshop.

Not cool Kami
I am also "in the field" and I have a legit copy, along with about 40 others I work with. Not to mention the thousands upon thousands of registered users.

Besides if little Johnny wants Photoshop he should ask his mom to buy him the educational version (which is fairly cheap). Or he could easily get his hands on Photoshop LE for under $50.

You must not really be "in the field" if you dont have a legit copy, and if you are I pray that you get cought. Using it for a business purpose and not paying for it would be worth Adobe's time prosecuting you. Unless of course you dont use it for a business purpose, but than you wouldnt be "in the field" now would you.

-Spy

cought = caught

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: Balthazar

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

Originally posted by: aves2k

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt Haha - besides the fact that if it wigs out on you, and you uninstall it, you have to find and remove certain registry keys in order for the program to stop refusing an internet connection -whether it's installed or not? Nothing. nik

I've never had that problem so I'll keep using it for the time being.

As you wish, but it's like playing Russian Roulette. I get atleast one Zone Alarm F-up per day at work. That thing is HORRID. And it's not "if" but a matter of "when" nik

User error anyone?

Yeah, that's what I thought too. I gave up on that the first year that I was doing support.

nik

 

[BDawg]

Originally posted by: kami
Yeah, like the FBI is going to go after 13 year old Johnny who downloaded photoshop off of kazaa and uses it to add funny faces to people with his l33t photoshop skillz. There's not a soul I know (and I am in the FIELD) who has a legit copy of photoshop.

For the record, I work for an advertising/desktop publishing company. Every single one of our Photoshop copies is legit. We even have a few open copies from our site lisence.

I have a legit copy of PS6 as well.

 

[tm37]

Originally posted by: CplHicks
Is it just me or is this an invasion of privacy that wouldn't hold up in court? Adobe can't just send your information back to them without you knowing it, a court wouldn't find anybody guilty of anything if that was the evidence of it and a judge wouldn't give out a search warrant with that evidence. Of course, as others have already pointed out, the FBI isn't going to be going around college campus' and homes looking for kids who've been photoshopping movie posters for somethingawful.com.

If the EULA allows for the transmittle of Data then your "invasion of privacy" is mute. You gave them access to the info and agreed to let them have it when you installed:Q If you don't like the agree ment then use different software.

Now having said that why would you steal a program when the Academic version of essials can be had for about 20 bucks?

 

[Insomniac]

Come on, this has to be BS. Only 25,000 IP addresses from probably the most pirated software ever? This software has to have been pirated more than that.

 

[Raincity]

There's not a soul I know (and I am in the FIELD) who has a legit copy of photoshop.

You must not know to many folks in the industry.

Come on, this has to be BS. Only 25,000 IP addresses from probably the most pirated software ever? This software has to have been pirated more than that.

Maybe that all the ip's they could collect from the dumb f@ck warez users that let Photoshop and Illustrator call home to momma. I also agree that the story is more unfounded internet bull Sh@t.

Rain

 

[Blayze]

so has anyone found out if this is true or not?

or is it just BS?

 

[B00ne]

like piracy is doing any harm to adobe. I mean the ones that pirated the software wouldnt have bought it anyway- so no money lost. Professionals have to buy it or they will live pretty damn risky. I mean who pirates adobe software prolly just some homeusers, who use this stuff like every half year and do stuff with it that they could prolly do on some freeware programs too.
I think this is useless and prohibited, they would infringe privacy laws - i dont think they would risk a privacy lawsuit for soemthing that wont return anything for them. I think most professional software that home users have is not really pirating - they are not making a profit with it, prolly not even using it. Actually they are doing the companies a favour - this way the users get aquainted to the software and when a company is gonna purchase software what are they gonna buy? prolly the stuff that most users now. This also the reason why I think MS used such simple code like 9876... before in their products, so ppl get used to it and businesses buy it because everyone knows how to operate the software

 

[Joemonkey]

I really don't think anyone has anything to worry about. First of all, the sources are sketchy at best

second of all, how could they honestly PROVE that your version is pirated without coming in your home and searching for the legit CD and not finding it?

Oh and NightFlyerGTI and tm37 it is MOOT not MUTE in the context you guys are using it... just FYI

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

What I'd like to know is why we should trust some little site that is about art and music for something this big? I mean, c'mon, they say CNN has reported it, and gives a like to www.cnn.com, not to an exact article. Wooooooo, because razorart.com said it, it must be true!!

Gimme a break.

 

[Legendary]

I like how they spelled "susceptible".
This story, as said before, is covered with BS.

 

[kgraeme]

Originally posted by: Joemonkey
I really don't think anyone has anything to worry about.

I don't have anything to worry about because all my copies are properly licensed and paid for.

 

[xirtam]

I suppose the police are going to start pulling people over for speeding too, huh?

 

[Spendthrift]

Besides if little Johnny wants Photoshop he should ask his mom to buy him the educational version (which is fairly cheap). Or he could easily get his hands on Photoshop LE for under $50.

last time i checked (2 or 3 days ago) the ed version of photoshop 7 was going for $299. not very cheap (esp if you are still a student).

 

[Phuz]

You must not really be "in the field" if you dont have a legit copy, and if you are I pray that you get cought.

Thanks pal. You're saying that I, as an 18 year old, am supposed to be able to afford a full featured version of Photoshop X?
Gee, you're so right. Maybe I should give up my dream job and go clean toilets.

Because we all know you can't be in the field unless you're legit.. llama...

 

[aznmist]

Originally posted by: Blayze
so has anyone found out if this is true or not?

or is it just BS?

this guy's guilty for sure! adobe has your IP! Beware the Ides of June!

 

[BatmanNate]

The reeks of BS to me also, but it wouldn't be that surprising if it were true. Adobe is after a member of the BSA, (Business Software Alliance) an organization with a nasty habit of sending out form letters to companies at random who've registered their software offering amnesty. They even offer a *FREE* downloadable utility to check if your licenses are legit. MS is also a member of the alliance.