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Originally Posted by Babaganoosh
If only that were true. I used to sell software written in Perl. Chasing down thieves and pirates was a constant chore. So much so that I stopped selling software. I couldn't even get hosts to shut down clients sites most of the time without jumping through all kinds of hoops. The only code I write is for my own use or on a strictly custom basis.
Most webmasters here will steal something before they'll pay for it. For the few that will happily pay I bet there are a couple hundred who will steal. Everyone knows they won't go to jail for using an unlicensed script.
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Then you must have been focusing on the lower end of the market.
If you focus on the higher end of the market, and build up a relationship with some of the main hosting companies, it gets much easier. A few years back, when I still worked as programmer, I had several hosting companies notify me of people trying to pirate my software on their servers when they spotted it.
Small-time webmasters would try and steal stuff, of course, but professionals usually paid. And a number of the small-timers "upgraded" to legal versions once their business grew, so even the piracy wasn't a full loss.