Promo codes and digital art products stolen by bots in milliseconds, causing IP theft and unfair distribution
IP theftbot exploitationdigital distributionfair competitiongrey market
Summary
Artists and developers who distribute promo codes or digital products via public spreadsheets or similar methods find that automated scripts (bots) scrape and redeem these codes within milliseconds, often feeding grey market operations. This results in IP theft, defrauds artists of their work, and undermines fair distribution. Existing anti-bot measures like captchas are ineffective, and platforms often ignore the issue, leaving artists without a viable solution to protect their digital goods from automated theft.
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Promo codes for digital art products are stolen by bots in milliseconds, defrauding artists of their IP and undermining fair distribution.
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