Originally Posted by Socks

Protecting content from getting to illegal sites starts with your websites, so why aren't most programs using a better system than a simple htaccess?

It's way better than it used to be, but still it's very common to have very little barrier to getting into a paysite. Very often webmasters submit sites to us with passwords like "review/review" so even the most basic of attacks is going to be successful.

Strongbox? That frog one? What's the best solution?

Has anyone noticed a difference after installing one of these?

The form based ones are much harder to attack vs pop-up style, and stop most programs and automated processes from grabbing your stuff - unless they custom write something basically, made for your sites specifically.

Treat them like car thieves.. Even the most basic protection will de-energize them into moving onto an easier target.

Now: Insert cracker jokes here. ;)