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tuzemec · Post by **tuzemec** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 10:30 am

Well... that comment from youtube, under a tutorial using cracked sylenth1:

Wy sould we feel bad?? they have to feel bad that they dont protect their files good -_- wy buying if cracking workes too? paying on the internet and getting it 2 weeks later, or lose energy and travel-money too go to different country to buy this?????

stardustmedia · Post by **stardustmedia** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 11:05 am

Just one computer will be definitely a no-go for me. I have iLok, but don't like to buy stuff for it. Although the idea is good, I usually forget it somewhere, so the plugs won't work.

Other great developer also don't use iLok, but just serials, maybe some online check (although I don't know what they really do in the background

). U-he for example. Great product, hassle free copyprotection.

PS: Just read Urs' copy protection post. THAT's the way to go. For user's hassle free and easy. I buy EVERYTHING from U-He blindly, because their stuff is great, their communication is great, their support is great and I can install their stuff on my 3 computers (studio, home, mobile). No freaking dongle I always forget somewhere, no 1-license-only crap.

I believe if you go the same route, you'll get a lot of buyers and no cracks anymore

HotCoffee · Post by **HotCoffee** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 4:48 pm

I do have a eLicenser dongle, but I must vote for you to talk to Urs about using his scheme. As everyone says, it works great and is hassle free.

stardustmedia · Post by **stardustmedia** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 5:34 am

Yeah, I run an eLicenser and 2 iLoks. Smoothly. But a copyprotectin withou dongle is way better than anything else. See also the issues Pace generated when they upgraded: http://www.gearslutz.com/board/music-co ... light=ilok

V0RT3X · Post by **V0RT3X** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 5:48 am

I kind of wish Lennar Digital would get a dongle for the next Sylenth2 just to tick off the EDM kiddies who stole Sylenth1.

Honestly I think it would probably result in people saying "Well Sylenth1 was so good i just had to buy Sylenth2 and a dongle"

stardustmedia · Post by **stardustmedia** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:43 am

No need of dongle, see U-He. And the kiddies would still have to buy

KingTuck · Post by **KingTuck** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 4:29 am

Nielzie wrote: Ruben, you might want to contact your fellow dutch music software developers Rob Papen and Frederik and Floris from FabFilter to have a chat about protection of plugins and how they do it and why. Those companies seem to do fine with fairly simple non-intrusive protection.

I'll point out that the copy protection on all Fabfilter plugins AND all Rob Papen plugins has been cracked, so those might not be the best people to contact. I'd recommend contacting Urs from u-he. He's had much better luck keeping his products safe with a very user friendly approach. In all honesty though you probably shouldn't adopt a new copy protection scheme until you actually put out a new product. Forcing existing users of Sylenth1 to cope with a new copy protection scheme all this time after release is unfair and unprofessional. I'd keep things as is until Sylenth2 is happening (assuming it does).

Tronam · Post by **Tronam** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 8:39 am

Don't copy protection systems like iLok2, CodeMeter and eLicenser have software solutions that don't require a physical dongle? If so, that sounds like a good compromise between protection and convenience. Security is a part of life. There's nothing outlandish about wanting to protect your IP from free flowing theft.

stardustmedia · Post by **stardustmedia** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 9:15 am

I'm fine with iLok as long as I get two licenses on the same iLok-account, that I can distribute on two iLok-dongles. So I don't risk to forget the iLok in one of my studios

Ruben(LD) · Post by **Ruben(LD)** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 11:48 am

I can assure you all, dongles are out of the question.

stardustmedia · Post by **stardustmedia** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 11:51 am

Ruben(LD) wrote:I can assure you all, dongles are out of the question.

Even better

pixior · Post by **pixior** » Sun Dec 21, 2014 12:35 am

Dear Ruben,

I am working for over 20 years in the field of software protection.
Software protection is a double-edged sword.
Protections too intrusive or inconvenient for the user drastically reduce sales.

Moreover, as Microsoft has taught, piracy is the most economic form of free advertising.

Think carefully before you make a wrong choice.

Sylenth1 is among the most known and respected plugins for his great sound and also perhaps for his noninvasive protection .

Regards.

Freddy

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Sun Dec 21, 2014 12:43 am

pixior wrote: Moreover, as Microsoft has taught, piracy is the most economic form of free advertising.
Think carefully before you make a wrong choice.

That might hold true for big businesses, but for small businesses, piracy is a very serious threat. Of course Microsoft can make up for pirated versions due to their otherwise massive sales.

pixior · Post by **pixior** » Sun Dec 21, 2014 1:09 am

There is no one inviolable protection .

ibanguitar · Post by **ibanguitar** » Sun Dec 21, 2014 10:25 pm

I like being able to use your own USB stick like waves and hofa

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