Don't worry, I'm not moving over to use a dongle, there are so many issues tied up with a single point of failure I won't even begin.padillac wrote:Ugh I liked this thread better when it was about filters and sound.
But to have it on record: the current system works fine, please don't switch to a dongle, that would suck.
And here's a thought experiment for you...
Someone uses Drop/Glue on their tracks. What happens next? THEY KEEP USING them. And they drool over your next plugin.
The only people selling these plugins are the ones not actually making music, so please do not punish your super happy customers by acquiescing to a vocal contingent of people who evidently don't appreciate your hard work.
I agree, this talk of copy protection hasn't turned up anything I haven't already considered, but hopefully is has helped some people understand some of the reasons behind the decisions. Please email me directly if you wish to discuss copy protection and license transfers further: www.cytomic.com/contact