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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
