我会不断更新软件。确定一定有一些bug需要修复，并添加客户要求的新功能?当用户拥有盗版版本并对其感到满意时，他们会发现当前版本拥有更多功能，这可能会促使他们购买最新版本。

添加新功能不仅能让现有客户满意，还能吸引新客户。

我的朋友写了一篇文章描述他是如何处理这种情况的。

Consider piracy as a business expense that comes with the territory of having a product that can be sold to thousands at near zero product cost. We can't have it all our way. Just use basic protection to stop customers passing it around. Anything more is not worth the time and expense. Don't make your paying customers jump through licensing hoops. Often I'll pay for a product, get driven crazy by the licensing scheme and seek out a cracked version. Make trials not by period but by hours used. It's easy to get diverted and not have a chance to evaluate the software. Most people won't consider to ask for an extension. Consider if you've pirated music CDs, movies, software etc. yourself and rest in peace knowing it somewhat evens out. Always have different levels of your product. People don't want to pay big bucks for a product they only use 10% of. Make the product fantastic. Customers will eagerly await the latest version and not want to wait for a crack to appear. The users of poor products think, "I hate this product, it's full of bugs, but I haven't found anything better yet". That's inviting piracy.

我所见过的最优雅的解决方案是在所有网页的底部用小字体写明“漏洞、warez、keygens、torrent文件、免费下载等会伤害该软件的发布者”。它游戏PageRank和(希望)导致搜索欺骗你的用户被发送到你的网站。

如果你想设置一个加密方案和一个网络认证，你可以阻止黑客。

我认为Steam可能是当今最著名的例子。

这取决于你的应用程序有多商业化——游戏盗版是非常严重的。我不认为技术商业应用会被大量盗版，当然它不像游戏或photoshop那样具有“吸引力”。

今年春天有一个臭名昭著的例子，一些“休闲游戏”开发商在他们的游戏中提供“自己定价”的促销活动。人们可以花1美分买一款游戏，但数据显示，软件被盗的数量至少比支付的数量多1/4。http://blog.wolfire.com/2010/05/Saving-a-penny----pirating-the-Humble-Indie-Bundle

接受现实吧。大多数盗版你的软件的人无论如何都不会买它。但这并不是停止制作软件的理由，几乎所有主要的软件都被破解和盗版，但Adobe和大型游戏工作室等都还在经营。