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I'm wondering what kind of protection there is for content and scripts created in LiveCode. I'm a complete newbie and before I invest a lot, I need to know whether the resources I create will have reasonable protections for my investment.

Hi,
LiveCode is, fortunately (or unfortunately), not a widespread language and, at moment, there are not "decompilers".

All the code and the scripts are compiled in a "byte-code" like structure and, to add security, you can also encrypt your scripts, so ...
... AFAYK ... it's reasonably safe

Guglielmo

P.S. : If you like, open, with a "binary editor", a livecode stack and try to read what is inside ...

Also...
...for basic registration protection for your apps, Jacque's Zygodact product is not only affordable, but quite effective and easy to use:

http://runrev.com/store/product/zygodact-1-0-4/

Nothing is 100% safe in the world we operate in, but Zygodact keeps the honest folks honest.

-Doc-

doc wrote:Also...
...for basic registration protection for your apps, Jacque's Zygodact product is not only affordable, but quite effective and easy to use:
...

Very good suggestion (... I also use Zygodact) ... more detailed info here : http://hyperactivesw.com/solutions_zygodact.html

Guglielmo