I want to release a program, my first program, but I don't know how to protect it. By protecting it I mean protect it against piracy and getting copied by others. Is there anything I can do to protect it? Can I protect the program or the code?
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It depends on how much effort you wont to put in protection. Most popular software is pirated, so there is no foolproof method of protection. If somebody insists to use your software without paying, there isn't much you can do.
If your software is not widely distributed, your best course is to protect it just so that it's not trivial to copy it, like requiring a key that you send separately after purchase. Be sure to display that the software is not free and to offer an easy purchase. Include the name of the user who purchased the software on the title screen so that it's obvious that the software is legal or copied.
