Computer for operating distributed software
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May 18, 2006
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Dec 29, 2005
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Feb 26, 1996
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Methods and apparatus for evaluating software freely distributed over the Internet are disclosed. In one disclosed embodiment, licensing system code is inserted into software to be distributed. The code includes a client module associated with the distributed software. A computer operating the software may then by caused to form a connection to a license server over an IP-compliant network responsive to detection by the client module of use of the distributed software on a client computer. The client computer may also be directed to a Web site associated with the distributed software and the user prompted to either purchase the distributed software or-evaluate the distributed software for a demonstration period.
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