Can you prevent someone from downloading/copying your codes in BitBucket? Or track this activity?

[Anthony Ortiz]

I want to show someone my source code, but I want to make sure that they don't make a copy of it, and take my intellectual property from BitBucket. Is there a way to give someone access to my code but not give them the option to download my codes or copy my codes?

If not is there a way to track this activity, so if someone does make a copy it will alert me? So at least I know that my code has been downloaded.

Thank you!

[Ana Retamal]

Hi Anthony, welcome to the Community!

That's practically impossible. Even if you prevent them from cloning your repo, they could still take a picture of it or even copy it manually. Unless you just show it to him on your computer and make sure he doesn't have a camera or some other device with him, if his intention is to steal it, he'll be able to find a way. This is not only applicable for code, but to many other things in life.

Hope that helps,

Ana