Re: FAQ Topic - How do I protect my javascript code? (2013-09-08)

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From	Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
Organization	PointedEars Software (PES)
Date	2013-09-12 11:51 +0200
Subject	Re: FAQ Topic - How do I protect my javascript code? (2013-09-08)
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Nguyễn Khắc Việt wrote:

>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> FAQ Topic - How do I protect my javascript code?
>> With clientside javascript you can't as your code is distributed
>> in source form and is easily readable. With JScript, there is the
>> Script Encoder (see MSDN), but this is nothing more than obfuscation.
>> Attempting to disable the context menu does nothing to
>> protect your script in a Web browser.
>> Your code is likely protected under copyright laws. See:
>> <URL: http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/copyright.html>
>> <URL:
>> 
http://webdesign.about.com/od/copyright/Copyright_Issues_on_the_Web_Intellectual_Property.htm>
> 
>> The complete comp.lang.javascript FAQ is at
>> http://jibbering.com/faq/
> 
> 
> You can try Yuicompressor or Closure
> https://developers.google.com/closure/

You have missed the point of the FAQ entry.  Compacting, compressing, or 
obfuscating code does _not_ protect the code from being reused; it can be 
uncompacted, uncompressed, or unobfuscated on the client-side at any time.

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FAQ Topic - How do I protect my javascript code? (2013-09-08) "FAQ server" <javascript@dotinternet.be> - 2013-09-07 23:00 +0000
  Re: FAQ Topic - How do I protect my javascript code? (2013-09-08) Dr J R Stockton <jrs@merlyn.demon.co.uk> - 2013-09-09 20:02 +0100
    Re: FAQ Topic - How do I protect my javascript code? (2013-09-08) "Chris M. Thomasson" <no@spam.invalid> - 2013-09-11 12:52 -0700
  Re: FAQ Topic - How do I protect my javascript code? (2013-09-08) Nguyễn Khắc Việt <v.r.e.auf51@gmail.com> - 2013-09-10 19:57 -0700
    Re: FAQ Topic - How do I protect my javascript code? (2013-09-08) Martin Leese <please@see.Web.for.e-mail.INVALID> - 2013-09-11 08:09 -0600
    Re: FAQ Topic - How do I protect my javascript code? (2013-09-08) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-09-12 11:51 +0200

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