Solving a Global Piracy Problem

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dc.contributor.advisorLitchfield, Alan
dc.contributor.authorHerbert, Jeff
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-23T22:34:31Z
dc.date.available2017-11-23T22:34:31Z
dc.date.copyright2017
dc.date.created2017
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.updated2017-11-23T20:50:36Z
dc.description.abstractThis thesis presents a novel method to design a global cross-platform Software License Validation system, using cryptocurrency blockchain technology to ameliorate software piracy and provide controls for software creators to protect their copyright. Protecting software copyright has been an issue since the introduction of desktop computers in the late 1970s and Software License Validation has been a primary method employed in an attempt to minimise software piracy. More recently, the software piracy problem has expanded to include mobile platforms, presenting a distinct challenge for software creators to retain copyright. The objective of this research is to design a system that demonstrates software piracy prevention and provenance of software applications through cryptocurrency blockchain technologies.en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/11021
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.publisherAuckland University of Technology
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.subjectBlockchainen_NZ
dc.subjectCryptocurrencyen_NZ
dc.subjectSoftware piracyen_NZ
dc.subjectApplicationen_NZ
dc.subjectProvenanceen_NZ
dc.subjectDistributeden_NZ
dc.subjectLicenseen_NZ
dc.subjectValidationen_NZ
dc.subjectEcosystemen_NZ
dc.titleSolving a Global Piracy Problemen_NZ
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.grantorAuckland University of Technology
thesis.degree.levelMasters Theses
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Philosophyen_NZ
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