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I'm still trying to figure out a simple way to sell a DIGITAL product. How to prevent anybody who buys a copy to make a thousand copies from it and share them o
by galaxyLogic 5y ago
I'm still trying to figure out a simple way to sell a DIGITAL product. How to prevent anybody who buys a copy to make a thousand copies from it and share them on the internet. Is there such a way?
- likeabbas 5y agoIsn’t that what NFTs are for? https://www.wired.com/story/nfts-boom-collectors-shell-out-crypto/ https://www.wired.com/story/nfts-boom-collectors-shell-out-c...
- Vadoff 5y agoNope, NFTs are for claiming that you own the “original” digital work. It doesn’t prevent people from copying and sharing it.
- galaxyLogic 5y agoSo NFTs are basically something like copyright? Only the person having the copyright can sell it. So why do we need NFTs if we can own a copyright to some digital creation, and can sell that copyright as well?
- cheeze 5y agoDepends on the digital product, but usually you're looking at something like a license key and DRM. If someone is determined enough, they _will_ distribute thousands of copies of it though.
- folli 5y agoI recently came across Fastspring, they let you generate a license key upon purchase. I'm not using it myself, but it might be helpful https://fastspring.com/docs/fulfillments/ https://fastspring.com/docs/fulfillments/
- galaxyLogic 5y agoSeems interesting, thanks
- progx 5y agoDepends on your product. If you have a product that need support or updates, don't worry about some people that make copies. They are uninteressiting. People pay you for an up to date product with support.
- ezekg 5y agoI run a SaaS for licensing: https://keygen.sh https://keygen.sh. To ensure the app isn't shared and used across many devices, you can use device activation. You can integrate it with Stripe pretty easily using webhooks. I'm working on adding a no-code Stripe integration for payments + licensing later on this year, if my roadmap holds up.