Re: Carrots Vs. Sticks in Copy Protection
Re: Carrots Vs. Sticks in Copy Protection
- Subject: Re: Carrots Vs. Sticks in Copy Protection
- From: Nathan Zamecnik <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 01:38:57 -0500
I would agree with this really. If someone is going to steal your stuff
they are going to steal it. It can be kracked. I think Ambrosia Software
has a god method though...where registration is based on your name and the
time on your computer so serial-number distributions will never come out in
time to put the new codes in therefore making it a lot harder....but then
again, people can still write kracks for the program...and makes it harder
for legit users to get a new serial when they reinstall or sell the program.
Basically, if possible just have other things to offer and people will buy
it...and for the casual program you're going to get ripped off by some
people but so long as you use a decent code most people will buy it I think.
On 7/29/02 12:36 AM, "Steven W. Schuldt" <email@hidden> wrote:
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All,
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Interesting thread all of this Spy Vs. Spy hackery, but I thought
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the best strategy I'd heard recently was the one taken by
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Propellerheads, makers of some of the world's most desirable cracking
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targets. They use their e-registration process as a ticket to the
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energy of the larger community using the software. Reg gets you lots of
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ongoing access to extras, upgrades, support, chat boards and on and on.
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There are Reason 2.0 cracks floating around, but what cheap chump would
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really want one?
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Rather than playing ever more labyrinthine games with license
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strings, why not devise really strong ongoing support strategies that
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add genuine value after the sale for legitimate customers? You might
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even grow a little loyalty and enthusiasm out of this as frankly, if
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you're doing anything worthwhile, your competition is going to be much
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more dangerous to you in the long run than any bunch of low-integrity
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warez grubbers.
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Not right for every piece of software, certainly, but something to
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think about.
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- Steven
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