ISV Viewpoint Podcast: Talking Software Licensing with the CTO of Alien Skin Software
PODCAST: Views and discussion about the use of Software Licensing in an ISV
In this podcast Finley Lee, CTO Alien Skin, discusses his candid views on Software Licensing, Software Piracy and Software Copy Protection.
Alien Skin tried a number of solutions to controlling the licensing of their software and recently moved from an in-house system to outsourcing to a third party service.
Finley tells us about his views on the history of Alien Skin’s use of application licensing and how they moved to their current Software License Management solution, letting us know how they did it and what the outcome has been so far.
He discusses important industry questions like:
- Love it, hate it or necessary evil? What are the pluses and minuses of implementing a licensing system?
- Tell us a little about your most recent implementation, what were the benefits from the investment?
- What vendors have you tried and what were your impressions of them?
- What do you think is better, hardware dongles or software activation and why?
- What other reasons would you use software licensing?
- What do you think of developing license management in-house vs. outsourcing?
- What are your general thoughts about software piracy?
- Some developers hate DRM, Why bother with copy protection or licensing at all?
- What would be your top tips for someone starting out with licensing?
- Is there anything else you would like to share with the audience to help them understand more about software licensing and copy protection?
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About the ISV:
Alien Skin Software has been producing cool graphics software since 1993. In the early days we made the first drop shadow filter for Photoshop. Since then, we have released a steady stream of highly regarded tools for photographers and graphic designers. We distill advanced math and cutting edge research into simple tools that render beautiful pictures. Our reputation for bug-free software and fast, friendly tech support has created an ever growing band of loyal customers.
Finley Lee is an experienced software developer and engineering manager. Since 1996 he has developed award winning plug-ins for Adobe Photoshop. In his current position as CTO with Alien Skin Software, he manages product engineering and technical operations.
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