Copies of your app running on the local net

[Richard Gaskin]

Mark Schonewille wrote:
> Of course, if there is a firewall in place, it might render any check  
> for copies of the software on the network useless. There are  
> utilities such as LittleSnitch to prevent programmes from contacting  
> the network and the internet. That's why I wrote that there is a hack  
> for each protection measure  --there really is. The question is how  
> much you want to invest in protection and how much others want to do  
> to override this protection.

That's a great question.

The original post might be rephrased to consider this wording:

What harm would there be in having a normal reg system that doesn't 
attempt to shut down multiple local copies, puts that development time 
into features and marketing, and reconsiders a greater investment in 
anti-piracy technology down the road after there's a sizable installed base?

Most people who pirate software will never become customers anyway. 
Taking funding away from customer-centric enhancements and marketing 
rarely pays bigger dividends than focusing on the experience of the 
legitimate user.

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