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Copy protection, also known as content protection, copy obstruction, copy prevention and copy restriction, is any effort designed to prevent the reproduction of software, films, music, and other media, usually for copyright reasons.

Copy protection, also known as content protection, copy obstruction, copy prevention and copy restriction, is any effort designed to prevent the reproduction of software, films, music, and other media, usually for copyright reasons.

Various methods have been devised to prevent reproduction so that companies will gain benefit from each users who obtain a copy of their product.

Unauthorized copying and distribution accounted for $2.4 billion in United States in 1990s, and is assumed to be causing impact on revenues in music or game industry, leading to proposal of anti-piracy laws such as PIPA.

Some methods of copy protection have also led to criticisms because it caused inconvenience for honest users or secretly installed additional software to watch activity on user's computer to detect copying.

Effective copy protection as well as protecting user rights is still an ongoing problem with media publication.

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copy_protection

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Is it possible to "patch" a .exe for copy protection?

Is it possible to create an app in C++ or C# so I can patch a exe file for copy protection purposes? So if a user has an account on my website with the software tied to it, I can require them to enter a key which is checked with the database and…
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Where and how should I save license related information?

I have an application (C#) and I am tasked with putting some simple licensing scheme in it. While doing that I need to save that information somewhere in computer to limit the usage. I need to save a date and a counter. How and where I should save…
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Copy Protection (mac apps): most cost effective solution?

... after having just read http://www.cocoadev.com/index.pl?CocoaInsecurity ... I am curious to know about your experiences with copy protection solutions for protecting macintosh applications. Is it worth investing any time in at all? OR Is it…
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How to protect HTML5 canvas assets (images/audio)?

I am creating a client software using Adobe Animate. The program runs on HTML5 canvas. The assets (image, audio files) are saved in the same folder as the HTML file. When the software is distributed, it will be sent to the user to run locally on the…
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nsis : how to protect files extraction from 7zip file manager

i would be glad to know if it is possible to protect the setup file from 7zip ? when you make "open with 7z" you can extract any files from your setup , there is a way to protect them ?
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How to remove programmatically the security protection of a copied file in network directory?

i have a file in a network directory and this file it's been previously copied, and i want to operate with this file. But, in Windows Xp, the file have this security protection / block: (sorry it's in italian) I want to programmatically remove this…
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copy protection

I am about to release my App. I saw that there is a option copy protection provided by Google. My App will be free. So what is your suggestion? Should I use the copy protection? What are the benefits and what are the drawbacks using it.
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Licensing - How do I protect Python code using a password or other form of authentication?

I am in a similar position as the individual who asked this question. I am creating a small utility application that will be shared with 3rd parties as well as used internally and my employer would like us to be able to "maintain control" over the…
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Protect WebAssembly (wasm) files from tampering. Runtime checksum?

Is there a way of protecting the wasm files from tampering? I am trying to protect a piece of proprietary C++ code from being cracked. I would love to do a checksum of the wasm binary at runtime from within the wasm file but it seems like thats not…
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Keeping Python Code Private On Controlled Linux Server

I am trying to see if I can protect my python source code in the following scenario: I am managing a linux server, where I am the only one to have root privileges My users have separated user accounts on this server I want to find a way to install…
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Copy Protection Scheme

I want to create some simple copy protection for my program, I want my program could be run only from original read-only optical disc (CD/DVD), my question is: is there any unique number for each optical media that I could check against my…
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How to protect my file from sending to skype or upload to cPanel

I'm programming an application in my company, and there is a file watcher: fsw.NotifyFilter = (NotifyFilters.Security Or NotifyFilters.LastAccess Or NotifyFilters.LastWrite) AddHandler fsw.Changed, New FileSystemEventHandler(AddressOf OnChanged)…
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How to implement Document protection for a part of the Document?

I am working a project where my application generates receipts with final amount calculated for the client in DOCX format using PHPWORD. The client would update only the bank details field in the receipt and return back the receipt to us for…
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Protecting the Excel Workbook from copying between computers

I am looking for a way of protecting the workbooks with VBA code. The case is: the student downloads a spreadsheet from a website (WooCommerce) and is able to run it on only one computer with no possibility to send it to other students. My idea of…
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How to protect pdf file with Tomcat filters?

I am currently running a tomcat instance with struts 1 and I would like tomcat to detect when pdf files are requested in the URL (For example of a link: http://www.***.com/files/action=download&name=myreport.pdf). At this point I want a java class…
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