FAQ Topic - How do I protect my javascript code? (2010-03-14)

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FAQ Topic - How do I protect my javascript code?
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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 right mouse button does nothing to
protect your script in a Web browser.

Your code is likely protected under copyright laws. See:

http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/copyright.html

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/

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