This is actually one of the forums which honored my request to remove my app from offered to download. However, i see that some now post links from other sites on this forum (instead of hosting the apks on ip-forum itself) to download my, and many other, apps.
On Jul 23, 12:01 am, NitroDesk <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a parallel world out there where it is ok to distribute > applications that we all have shed sweat and blood to build > see here :http://www.ipmart-forum.com/archive/index.php/t-337082.html > > Can't stop them, like someone pointed out earlier; not sure the > creators of Android would ever care, since an underworld like this > will only increase ad revenues as well as device penetration. The only > ones who may be hurt would be small app developers. You can either put > up and hope that your revenues come from people who play by rules, and > hope that some amount of piracy would actually help make your software > popular. > > -g > > On Jul 22, 10:58 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > That form of approach is one of the main reasons the AndAppStore > > system can download an encrypted license to the device which can be > > stored and decrypted as neccessary. This means developers can; > > > 1) Occasionally check the license is still valid by retrying to > > download it, and if it doesn't download due to a network/server error > > the app can use the locally cached copy. > > > 2) Because the client code is open developers can embed it wherever > > they want in their program logic as opposed to being a single library > > which can be stripped out and replaced with an "always return true" > > version. > > > 3) Detect spoof servers because a spoof server will be unable to > > return a properly encrypted file and thus developers can detect > > decryption errors and mark them as spoofing attempts. > > > Al. > > > On Jul 22, 6:50 pm, Kaj Bjurman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Correct, Removing the part that makes the requests, and just return > > > "true" is what people usually are doing. > > > > On Jul 22, 5:01 pm, Micah <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The pirates will either strip out the licensing requests from the > > > > application or they will spoof a licensing server. Meanwhile, your > > > > legitimate users can't use your application when they don't have > > > > access to the licensing server (it's down, they don't have internet > > > > access, etc.). > > > > > On Jul 22, 7:55 am, Android Development <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Maybe an activation licensing key for each binary may be the solution > > > > > for > > > > > this. But then again, its easier said than done. > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 8:20 PM, Moto <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I know that piracy will never end, I mean I'm a solo developer > > > > > > trying > > > > > > to fight a war that multi-million companies have spent many millions > > > > > > on protecting their content and still they get pirated... > > > > > > > Well yes there could be some ugly side effect if google adds more > > > > > > anti- > > > > > > pirating features, so I guess I'm not too much for that... But I > > > > > > believe there could be a better Android Market system that allows > > > > > > anyone with a phone to purchase an app and put it on their SDcard. > > > > > > Why not do the following? > > > > > > > 1. User purchases app via Android Market. > > > > > > 2. Phone sends unique ID IME? to server. > > > > > > 3. Android Market server prepares application with encryption > > > > > > according to given phone information. > > > > > > 4. Application downloads to phone. "put it anywhere, SD card.. > > > > > > etc..." > > > > > > 5. Application only installs on the correct phone. > > > > > > > I know this method would soon or later be hacked but it's a better > > > > > > way > > > > > > than current methods, since we still have those faulty Android > > > > > > version > > > > > > that allow rooting.. > > > > > > > -Jona- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
