Allow Owners to Restrict “Download a Copy” for Collaborators

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Hello Developers,

I’ve noticed a serious security gap in Roblox Studio that could put our projects at risk.
Right now, any collaborator in a group or game can use the “Download a Copy” button to get the entire game file. This means all your work, assets, and ideas can be taken without your control.

My suggestion:
:right_arrow: Only the main Owner of the Studio should be able to enable or disable the “Download a Copy” feature for collaborators.

Why this matters:

  • Many of us invite collaborators we don’t know personally.
  • Trust is not always guaranteed in online environments.
  • One click is enough for someone to take your full game.

By adding this restriction, we can protect our creations, prevent theft, and build trust between developers.

If you agree this should be implemented, please support this suggestion so Roblox takes action. Your game’s safety might depend on it.

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My honest reaction when I use assetdelivery API

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It really doesn’t do anything, any person can easily write a script that collects everything from your services into folders, copy all of it into their game, and then use a script that rearranges everything back into its original locations by folder name. Even without that, they can just manually copy everything.

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I think you should prob not trust random strangers and in-fact invite them to a test baseplate first.

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Seems like this would just make stealing games easier
I didn’t read this right. I agree.

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I you do not trust a collaborator, you’d be better off only providing the necessary parts of the game to that collaborator, rather than giving them access to the game

Such a feature could give a false sense of security to game owners. If someone has access to a game, they would still be able to clone it without too much trouble. Roblox studio itself probably has to download it somehow, so I only see a surface level protection possible (and by that I mean removing the ui buttons used to download games)

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I mean yeah. Though even if roblox were to remove that button, other people would still be able to copy your places regardless. If youre working with random people you dont know or cant trust then just dont invite them into your main places. Either provide them with your own places designed to ONLY accommodate one specific need or simply have them create their things in their own places.

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Good idea. Collaborators themselves should be removed entirely. They are a security risk.

What prevents them from joining studio and copying the entire map?

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