Hello! I wonder if there is anyway to encrypt or hide the source code, when someone try to read it from their browser. Is that possible? Regards, Chewie.
No there is not, end of discussion. Not trying to sound harsh, but trust me, there is no way. People always like to argue and come back with "I've seen this" and "how about this", etc... There is no way to hide it. Everything can be bypassed, the only thing you can do is make it harder, but not impossible. Simple reason why: The browser needs to read the code to parse and display it - If the browser can, then a normal person too.
So then all I would have to do is write my own Flash code to grab from the same Java backend (or even just use something like Ethereal and read it straight off the wire). If they want it badly enough, they'll get it. Hollywood seems to be in denial, too. Also, if you go to those extremes, the OP has to be aware that it will totally destroy any search engine friendliness that their site may have once had.
Exactly, if you don't plan to rely on search engines to bring traffic I guess there are some ways to make it relatively hard to steal your code.