AnonTechie writes:
"Echoing a question asked on programmers.stackexchange.com - How can software be protected from piracy ?
It just seems a little hard to believe that with all of our technological advances and the billions of dollars spent on engineering the most unbelievable and mind-blowing software, we still have no other means of protecting against piracy than a "serial number/activation key." I'm sure a ton of money, maybe even billions, went into creating Windows 7 or Office and even Snow Leopard, yet I can get it for free in less than 20 minutes. Same for all of Adobe's products, which are probably the easiest. Can there exist a fool-proof and hack-proof method of protecting your software against piracy? If not realistically, could it be theoretically possible? Or no matter what mechanisms these companies deploy, can hackers always find a way around it ?"
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 22 2014, @03:37AM
Security is not about perfect protection. It is about the cost involved.
Your front door is easy to kick in. Why not have a door made of steel? Right. Because the thief gets taken by officers of the law if caught. Same thing in software. They are not '100% fool proof protecting' their software. Too expensive. They are making it costly enough that most people will pay.