That doesnt actually mean its what you say it is.
Perhaps you could list your legal qualifications, in support of your implicit claim to informedly assess what a law means when it says something.
That doesnt actually mean its what you say it is.
I will ask that you don't change your copy protection method as it is one of the most user friendly in the business.
I remember you having mentioned a single key file validating all purchased u-he plugins and as long as it is an offline key file activation, it's as good as a regular serial number. Please no QR codes or any of that nonsense. Offline key files and serial numbers are the most user-friendly copy protection.Urs wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 1:26 pm As I said initially: We are changing our licensing system. So there's opportunity to discuss things, and constructive ideas are very welcome.
A QR code sounds interesting, but I think today almost everyone knows how to scan them. If the name or email address as in there in plain text, there wouldn't be any improvement. If it was a license number or some such thing, it could simply be put there without the QR code.
I have no problem with changing things, and with our new system we will probably be fine with displaying a plain license number on the UI (which is not a serial and which does not have any meaning whatsoever, but we can evaluate if a person has the most current of version of their license installed).
Yes of course and I'd really like the copy protection method or licensing system whatever you want to call it not be changed to something that is less user friendly.
This.
Is the option of sending us an email and asking us nicely to change the information displayed on the plugin also out of the window?
Which video editor do you use, that it doesn't allow you to create mask/blur layers in a few clicks, which can be set up to automatically follow and obscure certain on-screen elements, like a piece of text? (Rhetorical question.)
We VERY often get emails that contain zero helpful information at all. No names, no products, no serials, no anything. Sometimes it's a matter of helplessness, sometimes it's entitlement, sometimes it's a lack of computer handling skills, sometimes it's being inconsiderate, sometimes it just slips people's mind, sadly often times it's also due to a lack of communication skills. And every so often, there will be people who used different names and email addresses to purchase several of our products over the years, but don't remember which info they used for what plugin. Not to forget, some people just straight up lie. Having some cold, hard facts to compare a user's claims against is often instrumental and the only thing that helps us help them.
In my many years at u-he, having an easily searchable identifier (like a name) and some information (host, plugin format, CPU architecture, revision, version, etc.) immediately visible on one screenshot, and available without sending 20 messages back and forth (trying to explain to a 75 year old, or a raging ranter, what sequence of icons and buttons to click in order to display some dialog, and/or how to copy that information into an email; don't get me started on crash reports), has helped turn enough "no clue what's going on" situations into "glad I could help" situations to make a strong argument for it. In support, easy is key.cryophonik wrote: ↑Sun Jan 16, 2022 6:42 pm It seems to me that the easiest solution is to put any personal information in the About tab/window
Not if the serial number is generated from the user's name, but the serial can't be deconstructed to reveal which name it was created from.
That is not an analogy, not even close. Can you unlawfully enter and use a car, just by knowing its licence plate? Can you avoid purchasing a car by knowing the licence plate of a friend?
As was mentioned before - none of the companies are giving away the information. You are. If you don't want people on the train to see what phone number you're dialling or to look over your shoulder while typing an SMS or email, it's not up to the mobile phone manufacturer or cell network provider to make phone numbers less revealing, and it's not up to the notebook manufacturer to obscure text as you type it. It's up to you, the user, to make sure the information you don't want others to see stays unseen.
Tj Shredder wrote: ↑Mon Jan 17, 2022 8:07 am All this is clearly illegal in the EU, it is a clear violation of the DSGVO law (...) No dev is allowed to display personal information on the screen!
Is it though? Or are you, and I'm wildly guessing here, maybe not a lawyer, especially not in the related field, and possibly confusing the DS-GVO/GDPR laws that regulate what personal information companies can legally obtain and store and how they are allowed to do so, with a completely unrelated topic, i.e. that of people disclosing their personal information themselves by creating and sharing content, and not censoring their work sufficiently?
Nope, that is your (false) interpretation of the paragraph you quoted. Again, DS-GVO is about lowering collection of unnecessary data, thereby lowering the likeliness of critical information being pirated in data breaches, and generelly about handling privacy in a company/customer relationship. DS-GVO has nothing to do with telling companies which information they may display on their users' computer screens.
Erfolgt die Auslieferung der Bildschirmaufnahme von Seiten unserer Firma? Nein, tut sie nicht.
Ich kann nur für u-he sprechen. Wir speichern die angesprochenen personenbezogenen Daten (i.e. Name auf Plugin UI) nicht in unserem System, sondern der Kunde speichert sie auf seinem System. Diese personenbezogenen Daten (i.e. der Name) werden auf dem System des Kunden gespeichert, um eine Offline-Aktivierung des Produkts zu ermöglichen und um Kopierschutz zu betreiben. Und exakt das ist der Grund, aus dem wir diese Daten (i.e. den Namen) erhoben haben.
Well, you try to do your best, don't you.
Ah, semantics. Signalling the end of any interesting discussion. Shame.jens wrote:Mon Jan 17, 2022 11:43 am Wow - that's a lot of hyperbole right there. No, I am not seeking to "destroy your business". (...)
I would prefer "irrelevant" over "random" (...)
I would deem "random one of your customers" far more appropriate here. (...)
He claimed that you discussed this with "your lawyers". I basically asked him whether he knows for a fact that you did.(...)
im not tall enough
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