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Why use Cops Copy-Protection ?

The bottom line is that in the long run you earn more money.

Copy-protection ensures that:

Customers pay for the product

Dealers dare to stock the product

Customers are sure the product contains valid information from the publisher

Competitor theft is eliminated.

CD-Cops piracy Statistics:

Our Autosupport statistics show a massive amount of pirate attempts. 4 out of 5 do not leave email address, almost exclusively due to piracy. 3 out of 4 of the ones with email address are pirate copies and CD-ROM emulators.

Generic piracy statistics:

35-40% of software used in the world is pirated:
Internetnews BSA 2002
BSA 2005 study

The latter shows piracy figures for 2004: USA: 22%, EU: 35%, Australia: 32%, Asia: 53%, Middle East/Africa: 58%, Rest of Europe: 61%, Latin America: 66%, Worldwide average: 35%

Copy-protection advantages:

End-user/Dealer satisfaction: Others cannot buy or download a pirate copy.

Reduction in product price possible since users pay, this makes the product more competitive.

The product can be lent out - if unprotected you would get it back with a misleading statement of the reasons.

Avoid many users or branches sharing one legal license from server.

Most companies, also Microsoft, use it in one way or the other on their important products. HP uses a special chip in their toner cartridges to defeat pirate cartridges.

Customers are ensured of a legal product plus "Certificate of origin" (imagine what could happen to your image if a pirate copy was taken for an original and words or pictures had been changed - say advocating for or distributing terrorism, child-pornography etc.).

3rd party add-on manufacturers or tailored versions of your product are controlled by you.

See also "Why use copy protection?".

Why Cops:

Cops security systems are the only systems that basically keep a company free of piracy, due to a combination of our technical and political efforts. No such solution comes without the need for support; here our responsiveness and dedication is a major plus. Our internet based Autosupport has proven effective in keeping support off the publisher's table.

The product is constantly being refined; we are this fall (2005) releasing a version for the 64-bit machines (skipping 16-bit code). This version can be used for 32-bit and 64-bit machines and will, if internet connection is available, be able to update the protection modules automatically, minimizing the need for distribution of patch solutions.

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