Dr. Hawkins wrote:
On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 12:24 PM, Mark Wieder <mwieder at ahsoftware.net> wrote:
Er... you expect that when I purchase your product I'm going to give you
my
social security number? I'll pass.
No, when you file bankrutpcy, you must include the last 4 as part of
the public record.
If the software is targeted at people who've filed bankruptcy that may
work, except that if they've filed for bankruptcy they're probably not
in a position to pay for software. ;)
A lot of services use last four of social as a key factor in
authenticating over the phone. In many cases that's the only element
not easily found in public records. Respectfully, any software vendor
requiring that from me would lose a sale.
What is so unusual about the market you're addressing that you need such
severe restrictions on license protection?
All software will always be stolen. Big game companies spend literally
millions on software security R&D, all with the hope of merely extending
the time-to-crack by as much as 60 days.
Unless there's something very unusual about your market, chances are
you'll make more money with a simpler system that appeals to the
fundamentally-honest majority, just as nearly every successful software
publisher has done.
Sure, you'll have stolen reg keys floating around. Most apps do, often
within three days of release. But using those keys - that's a different
story: many keygens are tied to malware, including key loggers and
such, so those stealing you reg codes do so at great risk.
Besides, someone motivated to steal software is unlikely to ever pay for
software anyway, so I part ways with the SPA and other orgs who count
every stolen copy as a lost sale. BS.
Keep your eye on serving the paying customer, and risks from the
relative few who steal will take care of themselves.
--
Richard Gaskin
Fourth World
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