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laurentdc on Sept 18, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Dear Al-Jazeera: Why Steal Our Code?

Illegal copies of software (e.g. Photoshop)? I wonder how do they know that - do pirated versions leave fingerprints in your graphic assets?

I know for example that typography companies or stock photo agencies crawl the web seeking for unlicensed use for their .woff files or pictures.

(I'm just curious, I have a CC subscription)

extra88 on Sept 18, 2016 [–]

The traditional way is for Adobe to receive a tip from a disgruntled former employee about the business using unlicensed software.

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