# Decompilers and theft

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/decompilers-and-theft/147148>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 7, 2005, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/decompilers-and-theft/147148 "2005-05-07T16:47:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![veraxoxo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@veraxoxo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/veraxoxo)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/decompilers-and-theft/147148/1 "2005-05-07T16:47:44Z")

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What can one do to prevent someone from decompiling my swf and copycatting my work?

I don’t mean to sound suspicious or over-protective, but it seems that ASV and other decompilers give anyone with some basic AS knowledge to swipe another’s work, modify it and publish it as their own.

Is there a workaround to this?