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Software licensing

by sachibhat
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Hi,

My friend has developed a software in the IM niche.
So wanted to know, what's the best and easiest way to use licensing for protecting the software.
Is there any automatic script or software which creates licenses automatically and email the licences to buyers.
#licensing #software
  • Profile picture of the author XoC
    I actually use a third party solution for my applications called LimeLM - hxxp://wyday.com (I'm not affiliated with them)

    It's actually easy to implement and works on monthly payments, I think there's a 14 day trial and they have API examples in almost every standard coding language out there.
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  • Profile picture of the author ionisis
    If you have your own server, then just adjust the software to do an auth check against a central database when it opens.
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  • Profile picture of the author kizp
    Any licenses created can be easily broken/cracked/hacked. Best bet is to tie the license in with there modem or router ID, some ppl use the HD serial but that can be a pain in the ass if they upgrade the HDS.

    If your gonna use a server to do the authenticating with make sure everything you send is encrypted both ways, and yes of course they can block your application from conecting to any website which could bypass your whole sha-bang..
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    • Profile picture of the author krainboltgreene
      What kind of "software license" are we talking about?

      The general use of that term is for copyright licenses, like the Apache, MIT, or BSD License clauses allowing free use.

      If you're talking DRM, that's a whole different ball game.
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  • Profile picture of the author nthmarketing
    Is it a client side application or web based application?

    Fred
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