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Old 12-17-2008, 12:59 AM   #35 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mep916 View Post
No, I wouldn't. Outside of this subscription scheme, they should allow license holders to download replacements for free, so long as the holder can provide sufficient evidence that they own the copy. Nothing is fraud-proof, but I'm sure they could come up with a fair system... if they wanted to.
Bandwidth, servers, power and other utilities plus the labor to upkeep is not free. A subscription fee would almost be a must in their views.
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