ReSOLV: Applying Cryptocurrency Blockchain Methods to Enable Global Cross-Platform Software License Validation
This paper presents a method for a decentralised peer-to-peer software license validation system using cryptocurrency blockchain technology to ameliorate software piracy, and to provide a mechanism for software developers to protect copyrighted works. Protecting software copyright has been an issue...
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| description | This paper presents a method for a decentralised peer-to-peer software license validation system using cryptocurrency blockchain technology to ameliorate software piracy, and to provide a mechanism for software developers to protect copyrighted works. Protecting software copyright has been an issue since the late 1970s and software license validation has been a primary method employed in an attempt to minimise software piracy and protect software copyright. The method described creates an ecosystem in which the rights and privileges of participants are observed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b437dc6033574514ad164cf4580009182022-12-22T04:01:43ZengMDPI AGCryptography2410-387X2018-05-01221010.3390/cryptography2020010cryptography2020010ReSOLV: Applying Cryptocurrency Blockchain Methods to Enable Global Cross-Platform Software License ValidationAlan Litchfield0Jeff Herbert1Service and Cloud Computing Research Lab, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1010, New ZealandCybercraft, Auckland 0600, New ZealandThis paper presents a method for a decentralised peer-to-peer software license validation system using cryptocurrency blockchain technology to ameliorate software piracy, and to provide a mechanism for software developers to protect copyrighted works. Protecting software copyright has been an issue since the late 1970s and software license validation has been a primary method employed in an attempt to minimise software piracy and protect software copyright. The method described creates an ecosystem in which the rights and privileges of participants are observed.http://www.mdpi.com/2410-387X/2/2/10software protectionprivacyinnovation and technologyweb services modelingdistributed objectsservices softwarecryptographic controlsauthenticationdata encryption |
| spellingShingle | Alan Litchfield Jeff Herbert ReSOLV: Applying Cryptocurrency Blockchain Methods to Enable Global Cross-Platform Software License Validation Cryptography software protection privacy innovation and technology web services modeling distributed objects services software cryptographic controls authentication data encryption |
| title | ReSOLV: Applying Cryptocurrency Blockchain Methods to Enable Global Cross-Platform Software License Validation |
| title_full | ReSOLV: Applying Cryptocurrency Blockchain Methods to Enable Global Cross-Platform Software License Validation |
| title_fullStr | ReSOLV: Applying Cryptocurrency Blockchain Methods to Enable Global Cross-Platform Software License Validation |
| title_full_unstemmed | ReSOLV: Applying Cryptocurrency Blockchain Methods to Enable Global Cross-Platform Software License Validation |
| title_short | ReSOLV: Applying Cryptocurrency Blockchain Methods to Enable Global Cross-Platform Software License Validation |
| title_sort | resolv applying cryptocurrency blockchain methods to enable global cross platform software license validation |
| topic | software protection privacy innovation and technology web services modeling distributed objects services software cryptographic controls authentication data encryption |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2410-387X/2/2/10 |
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