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Ask Slashdot: What Is a Reasonable Way To Deter Piracy?

Posted by Soulskill on from the go-to-their-house-and-verify-them-personally dept.

An anonymous reader writes "I'm an indie developer about to release a small ($5 — $10 range) utility for graphic designers. I'd like to employ at least a basic deterrent to pirates, but with the recent SimCity disaster, I'm wondering: what is a reasonable way to deter piracy without ruining things for legitimate users? A simple serial number? Online activation? Encrypted binaries? Please share your thoughts."

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  1. Re:life-long updates by hsmith · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Ah yes, the people that live in la-la-land. Software development costs money. Shock! The whole "Give me free forever after I give you the cost of a cup of Starbucks" is astounding. What you propose is nothing more than a ponzi scheme, where new customers subsidize the ones from years ago. Hint: It doesn't work.