Copy Protection

Techniques used by software developers to (try to) prevent illegal use of their products. The unlicensed use of software (i.e. software piracy) is a major problem. It is not difficult for an organization to purchase, say, one licensed copy of a program and then install it on, say, 6 separate machines. Or install the program on a server and allow numerous users access through a network. This is illegal, rendering the organization liable to prosecution - even if the installation was carried out without management's knowledge

See Also:

• Code breaking software;
• Compression;
• Compressors / Packers;
• Cracker;
• Cryptography;
• Computer Forensics;
• Content Advisor;

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