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<blockquote data-quote="baphomet68" data-source="post: 4767612" data-attributes="member: 83462">Poor example - good choice for WOTCThe lag in AP being posted has more to do with its coming on the heels of WOTC's silly move (And a general lack of interest). For example, &quot;a certain friend&quot; did not learn of the new WOTC policy unill trying to find a torrent of AP the day before release. Not really a lot of time to react. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Pirates are not (usually) do-gooder crusaders. Few of them are going to pay full retail to spit in WOTC's eyee. I guess my point is, this trial run of the new policy is a poor example. Lets see what happens next month with MMII: with no one being caught unaware, I expect we will see a much shorted lag between release and piracy.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;My friend&quot; is unlikely to wait in line to buy a copy on release day, go home, and cut that baby up. Mucho effort, full price? no, no no. But, maybe go in on a sacrificial copy w/a small group of like minded criminals? Oh yeah! And now, the *few* that resist pirated PDF's will now only have pirate versions as an option, they might come on over to the dark side too! (Anyone thinking of MArvel comics PDF-VS-CBR mistakes?)<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/ponder.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":hmm:" title="Hmmm&nbsp; &nbsp; :hmm:" data-shortname=":hmm:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="baphomet68, post: 4767612, member: 83462"] [b]Poor example - good choice for WOTC[/b] The lag in AP being posted has more to do with its coming on the heels of WOTC's silly move (And a general lack of interest). For example, "a certain friend" did not learn of the new WOTC policy unill trying to find a torrent of AP the day before release. Not really a lot of time to react. Pirates are not (usually) do-gooder crusaders. Few of them are going to pay full retail to spit in WOTC's eyee. I guess my point is, this trial run of the new policy is a poor example. Lets see what happens next month with MMII: with no one being caught unaware, I expect we will see a much shorted lag between release and piracy. "My friend" is unlikely to wait in line to buy a copy on release day, go home, and cut that baby up. Mucho effort, full price? no, no no. But, maybe go in on a sacrificial copy w/a small group of like minded criminals? Oh yeah! And now, the *few* that resist pirated PDF's will now only have pirate versions as an option, they might come on over to the dark side too! (Anyone thinking of MArvel comics PDF-VS-CBR mistakes?):hmm: [/QUOTE]

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