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How do companies know if I use cracked software or assets for my personal gig? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by shadowagent@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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For context, I want to run a small personal gig (offering stuff on Patreon). Nothing too fancy.

In order to do that, I would need to use the Adobe suite, Windows, some audio and video effects, all requiring a commercial license.

In theory, I start to make money. How would Microsoft and Adobe know that I don't pay for their software?

If I use some audio effects, how would their owners even be able to tell / find my work? We're talking about basic sound effect, like rain, door knocks etc.

I've always been confused by this

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[-] McBain@feddit.ch 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You can block the communication with a firewall rules. Is there something different with solidworks?

[-] icedterminal@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Doubtful. Load it up in a VM. Windows guest, Linux host. Use a network monitor to see what it does with and without a firewall on.

[-] thorbot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

No, it's the same as every other program that dials home. If it's a proper cracked version that part will be already removed, if not you can just block the network communications from any of it's components.