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In article <33bd40ae...@news.the-link.net>,
   D...@INHELL.COM (Dr.Killgood) wrote:
>On Fri, 04 Jul 1997 00:48:17 GMT, sc...@magicnet.net (Scout) wrote:
>O.k  the only way to defeat WAREZ is to price it out of existence. For
>example, I have been searching the net ober the last 2 weeks for a
>pirate copy of Crusader no remorse, however when I did find it the
>files were huge! I set my ftp program to retrieve all of the files and
>decided to go to Wal-Mart and do a little shopping while my computer
>was hard at work breaking the law. While in Wal-Mart I went to the
>electronics section. Guess what I found. Crusader No Remorse "a CD-ROM
>CLASSIC GOLD EDITION"  boxed for a whopping $17.95!!! I bought the
>game and raced back home to terminate my FTP program. Moral of the
>stroy? The software companies should follow the lead of origin
>software. People would rather buy a reasonably priced game with all
>the documentation and support than download some hacked-up pirate
>version. Personally, I find it very difficult to pay +$50 for a game
>that I may only play a few times. Lowering prices would do more to
>cripple warez than arresting 100 pirates or shutting down web pages.
>An across the board reduction in software prices would generate a
>dramatic increase in the number of units sold and would induce the
>more "timid" consumer into the gaming market. Let's stop flamming each
>other and work with the software companies to reach a compromise that
>is half "stick" and half "carrot". Reduce prices- Reduce warez 
Now that argument is silly. I'm sure people pirate all games, from ones 
costing a buck to programs that cost 200 dollars. Reducing prices will only 
reduce the company's profits. Pirates frankly couldn't care less if the games 
cost a penny or 4 billion bucks, they'll STILL PIRATE. The only way to stop 
this, is to use "copy protection". IE, you need the CD, you have to type in a 
word from the manual, etc. Only these will help.
Lordfly


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