What you say is so true. Those who crack the software do it for the challenge and infamy. Those who download the cracked software and use it probably wouldn't have paid anyway. Those who are honest will buy the software if it meets their needs. There is no reason to punish the honest by making them jump through hoops that the dishonest wouldn't have to jump through. A simple serial or keyfile is sufficient enough for most users that they won't get tempted to try to crack the software themselves, and yet won't be troublesome to the honest users. It CAN be done. Look at U-he, TAL-Software, etc. They have found a way to do this without removing the ability for users to be able to pull copies of their software off of an archive and get it working without the company being around.
To be clear: There IS a way for developers to have serial number/keyfile copy protection, while still making it entirely possible for users, even after the company is gone, to pull the software off of their backup, install it to a new computer, and authenticate.
The problem is that developers believe that the dishonest would have paid in the first place and they consider the pirates a lost source of income.
To be clear: There IS a way for developers to have serial number/keyfile copy protection, while still making it entirely possible for users, even after the company is gone, to pull the software off of their backup, install it to a new computer, and authenticate.
The problem is that developers believe that the dishonest would have paid in the first place and they consider the pirates a lost source of income.
Statistics: Posted by audiojunkie — Wed Sep 18, 2024 10:27 pm