Methods and systems for providing software copy control

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing software copy control. The disclosed systems and methods may include distributing an installation program. The installation program may be configured to extract identification information from a user processor designated to run an application program. The identification information may include one or more of a motherboard serial number associated with the user processor, a central processing unit serial number associated with the user processor, and a hard disk drive serial number associated with the user processor. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include receiving the identification information, receiving a request for the application program, and creating an identifier based on at least the received identification information. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods may include transmitting the application program. The application program may be configured to be installed on the user processor by the installation program and the application program may be configured to run only on the user processor by using the identifier.

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