I built a 90.7kb tool that strips out Windows screen capture protection, but now I am concerned about whether I should make it open source. I’m worried it can be misused for piracy or to violate DRM policies.
I built it because I had a piece of software that wouldn’t let me copy text. I tried using Windows OCR to copy it, but it just showed a black screen.
The tool is great for personal use, but it can be misused, so I am concerned. Any thoughts on this? Will I get into legal trouble if I make it public on GitHub?
I don’t want to get into any trouble, so I need expert advice from someone who is experienced.
Piracy will continue existing either you release that tool or not. I can’t see the concern related to this.
Also, I could just setup a virtual machine, open Windows on it and take a screenshot or record from the host machine, I don’t think Windows would be able to detect it.