You can write any sort of copy protection you like into the application...
Most of our software connects to a server to authenticate before running,
you could do this with serial numbers (distributed however you like).  Its
your application, you can add whatever you like to it :)

- Dan

On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 2:56 PM, WoodManEXP <woodman...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Hi Dan,
>
> We have added copy protection per Google's instructions (application
> release checklist). Is there more copy protection we can/should use?
>
> On Oct 13, 2:41 pm, Dan Sherman <impact...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm not so sure you've fully grasped the idea of white-hat...
> >
> > Why not just be done with this and add copy protection to your own app?
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 2:23 PM, WoodManEXP <woodman...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Maybe a white-hatted person will show up and target some serious DoS
> > > efforts on these sites!
> >
> > > On Oct 13, 1:52 pm, Fan Zhang <fredplusp...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > There are many more sites like this.
> > > > I am a developer and my stuff gets pirated all the time...
> > > > If google decides to take any actions on those website, here is a
> list
> > > > of them:www.hiapk.comwww.androidin.netwww.android123.com
> >
> > > > and basically all chinese forums that talks about Android system has
> > > > some degree of piracy issue =(
> >
> > > > On Oct 13, 1:39 pm, Andrei <gml...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > > People with rooted phone buy app, copy package, distribute it
> > > > > Google offers really no package protection
> >
> > > > > On Oct 13, 1:33 pm, WoodManEXP <woodman...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > > > Well this is just great!
> >
> > > > > > How should developers attempt to combat this?
> >
> > > > > > Does the app copy protection help in any way?
> >
> > > > > > How is the owner of this site getting the apps?
> >
> > > > > > On Oct 13, 1:00 pm, Andrei <gml...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > > > > There is a Chinese web site where u can download packages for
> paid
> > > > > > > appshttp://
> www.91android.com/bbs/attachmentList.php?action=search
> > > > > > > Can Google do something about this?
> >
>

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