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Protecting Software from Copying / Piracy

I'm interested in protecting some software I've developed from piracy and theft and whatnot. I feel I have created a piece of marketable software. It's nothing massively groundbreaking, just a Photoshop script I made to help my parents, and I went…
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Basic precautions to prevent piracy?

It's my first app and I am concerned about piracy. I know it's not possible to fully prevent it but I would like to make it as hard that the hacker wouldn't simply find it worth. I have read some older threads but I don't know how secure Android and…
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How to ensure my software is not easy to pirate

I want to make my python program less pirateable. I know it's fruitless to make it entirely secure, but I want it to be at least somewhat easier than copying copying the installer and throwing it on piratebay. I've looked into verifying the MAC…
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Alternative to iPhone device identification by UDID

I am on an anti-piracy project. I am trying to re-identify devices based on their UDID. But I am wondering if jailbroken devices are hiding the real UDID and instead using a random generated one. Is there an other way to identify a device? Perhaps…
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Protecting excel-vba application with a key for distribution

I want to distribute excel workbook, protected with an activation key This is the steps of my idea of protection. I want to create a key generator to activate the use of the workbook using this data a pass provided for myself activation…
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How do installation discs keep track of install counts?

Many install discs only let you install the software X number of times. However discs are stateless. They are unchanged (AFAIK) after installation. So This puzzles me. How do they keep track?
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If I publish an app to the google play store what stops people from stealing my code?

I ask this question because I couldn't find the answer I was looking for but simply put is there anything in place in the app store to prevent stolen code? I notice that there are a lot of clones on android which made me wonder whether they are…
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.ipa file from xcode, encrypted

I want to test a piece of anti-piracy code. The problem is, Crackulous detects only apps that have been downloaded from the appstore, because the have an encryption. Is there any way to test it on a device?
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Need to track unwanted file downloads

I'm looking to track how many people on the web have made my software program file available for download without my permission. I've thought of searching for my product name and file size to catch possible thieves. Do you think a web search API is…
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Can I use RMI to thwart android game piracy?

Can I use RMI to thwart android game piracy?
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Get hardware id with inno setup script to prevent piracy

I just finished my program, now I want to build a setup with Inno-setup that gets the hardware id and and stores it into a file in the CD so that the program can be installed in only one computer with only one license. Unfortunately i am not good…
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Coded Anti Piracy

I am a non technical founder of a tech startup, so please go easy if my question is too tertiary for your level. Every time I use Amazon Prime video to watch a tv show/movie and take a screenshot it comes out as everything as is except the movie…
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