[Blackbyrne Publishing] The Manor of Deceit is HERE

[Matrix Sorcica]

What UnknownAtThisTime said, as well as I despise any and all restrictions - and especially when the restrictions are useless for enforcing what they're supposed to be there for in the first place - enforced upon me from the seller of a product that I'm supposed to pay for. And as if it wasn't enough that I get a crippled product - apparently I'm also under suspicion from the seller of being potentially involved in piracy and/or IP theft.

 

[BlackbyrnePublishing]

As the old saying goes, a few bad apples can ruin the whole barrel. Publishers (speaking from my standpoint and those I have spoken to) do not assume every customer will pirate or steal their work, but they would be foolish to assume all their customers are legit. I am not a corporation like WOTC, I am a person trying to earn a little extra income to help my family and have used money out of my own pocket to start this venture up. (still in the red, but I am told these things take time) When someone steals or pirates one of my products, that is money taken from me. Bigger corporations have a buffer in their profit margin to offset this (to a point of course) but I have no such buffer. I have changed my main adventures to no longer block the cut and paste, and am putting my faith in my customers, please don't let me down.

 

[UnknownAtThisTime]

As said before, preventing copy/paste probably did not prevent any piracy to begin with. I think you are making the right move, personally.

I wish you all the best in your publishing efforts. The more independant, quality publishers there are, the better the end products for the paying consumers. I may be totally ignorant, but personally, I think there is a bit of a void for quality, affordable adventures out there.