[sdrzn]

Thank you ktpsns! You're exactly right, anyone can create free forks after accessing the complete repository once, but that becomes a security risk as new versions are released with bug fixes, security updates, etc.

I think paying a small subscription fee as little as $0.50/month for the convenience of not having to make free forks over and over again is worth it, especially for tech businesses that can usually afford it.

[ktpsns]

Oh, that was not even my point. You are talking about the possibility of passing data after having paid. I think there is no way to prevent people from doing so -- the industry has decades of years experience with pirated licensed software. So you better don't waste your time for implementing "preventing forks" on your platform --- if I pay on your platform for getting access to a repo which I can clone on my computer, I will push my copy to some other remote, of course.