(10-05-2019, 04:56 AM)temp1366 Wrote: As far as I've tested, ETABS & DETAIL run perfectly fine without internet access.
Thanks for you comment. Did you install it offline also, or needed to be online?
(10-05-2019, 04:56 AM)temp1366 Wrote: As for collecting remote data, it is illegal, unless with explicit permission from user. Maybe something is mentioned in EULA.
Not for software companies, nor for any american company in any case. I mean, it might be illegal, but as they have the power to do so, they do. You just don´t know where they got your data, they just sue when they know who and where you are. (Think about Google).
(10-05-2019, 11:13 AM)versiondemo Wrote: I know the Dassault Systems policy with SolidWorks and they spy the use of cracked versions. With the main program, they install a software that sends the IP, Computer name, time of usage, serial number, etc...
Same policy used now by CSI, Autodesk and Tekla. And that´s how I got caught !
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