Odds and Ends: Bias Peak copy protection

MacFixIt reader Rob Kennedy describes an anti-piracy measure which is gaining popularity among developers, but can cause problems for legitimately registered users of some applications:

"In what is no doubt going to be more and more common among software companies, BIAS now seems to be using users' internet connection for their own purposes.

"The recent Peak LE update has crippled my registered copy of the BIAS software. Upon launch the updated software complains the maximum number of users has been exceeded (something to that effect) and then quits. I have not exceeded the allowable number of installs (one).

"The interesting thing is that if I disable my internet connection (cable modem) Peak LE launches fine. This is true even after deleting every occurrence of 'BIAS' and 'Peak' and then performing a fresh install from CD, and applying updates."

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