Can Software piracy be stopped

[Stock Bazaar]

Sometimes back I had an opinion that all softwares illegal copy and there cracks are available in net, but this is not true. Recently, I was searching for Metastock (a stock Technical Analysis Software, and also very popular among stock analyst) in these illegal sites, but I did not find any of its version, not even the crack.

I think there is some method to stop software piracy, can anybody tell what these companies are doing so their software is not available.

I am suggesting some methods for stoping these menace:-

1. Search Engines - Everyone starts from here to reach there desired pirated copy. Software firms should pressurize these search engines to stop crawling the sites which contain cracks, keyzens, etc.
2. Trail Copy - If a full featured trial copy of any software is provided by its owner in the net, then it becomes very easy for the crackers to make a crack for it. So, I think rather giving full featured copy, they should cut down some features in trial copy.
3. Software firms should check time-to-time to see whether any cracks or serials are available in the net.


Would anybody like to add anything more.

[holmbabz]

Piracy CANT be stoped !!
And ive have found Metastock on Bearshare and http://thepiratebay.org/ - which is a torrent site ! Just earch!

[holmbabz]

www.astalavista.com - Cracks, patches and serials !

[captainbemarx]

I agree that piracy can't be stopped nor can bittorrent.

[ProStix]

Large scandals / problems such as piracy. Are one of the major problems that a country will face... :D

[Artanis]

Yes piracy can be stopped. It can be stopped by the developers of the products.