Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Westwind The RPG market is not a big one and I'm inclined to believe it would be more vulnerable to revenue loss than, say, historical fiction. On a purely anecdotal level, I also believe any market populated by tech-savvy geeks is more vulnerable to piracy simply because they posses means and opportunity out of the box and only need motive. |
I read somewhere the SciFi shows on US network tv don't do well because sponsors don't get a lot of bang for the buck and consequently, networks don't want to run them or cancel them early. SciFi fans are more likely to download the episodes illegally, skip/mute the ads, or just plain ignore commercials. Contrast that to Nascar racing fans who will religiously buy products their favorite driver sponsors. This means Nascar is more valuable to tv advertisers and networks per capita then SciFi fans. If you feel like there is too many "stupid" shows and not enough "smart" shows on tv, it's probably because smart people aren't the target audience anymore because of this.
Cause and effect, if people buy books and make the publisher and creator profit then they are more likely to make and publish more of them. If you want to see more rpg products, do not use illegal copies. If want to see more high quality rpg products, only buy high quality rpg products. They aren't going to publish books, if they don't think they are going to sell.
I understand the whole, argument that you live too far away, or that you buy one book for your group, or you're just browsing and what not. I think it's safe to say
WotC would look the other way if the illegal to legal ratio of use was 5:1 or maybe even 10:1. It's when it's 1000:1 or more that they HAVE to do something or else risk not making a profit. It's a cost benefit decision making process.
Derek
And yet another word from our sponsors
