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<blockquote data-quote="Flyspeck23" data-source="post: 1620306" data-attributes="member: 10648">True to some degree. The problem: it might become an industry standard (and for that it doesn't even need to be effective).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Let me assure you: I haven't got a problem with DTRPG as a competition for RPGNow.com - that's fair and just, and I respect any publisher's decision to sell there. It's the DRM that ticks me off, and the fact that the &quot;big guys&quot; are starting to use it.Changes indeed, but not changes to the better. This has nothing to do with competition in my POV.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DTRPG can dominate the ePublishing market for all I care, and I don't wish them to fail. I just wish the DRM would fail.Btw, I've yet to see anything like a &quot;RPGNOW lobby view&quot;. First, there's hardly such a &quot;lobby&quot;. Second, the people speaking out for RPGNow.com seem to vary in opinion - not all are doomsayers, for instance.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In what way is DRM protecting the customer?Granted, piracy is a problem. But the DRM, once cracked, makes pirated copies superior to the original eBook. That's one of the reasons it IMHO doesn't make sense.There are other ways to prevent (or at least disencourage) piracy - product support for instance. And that's also in the best interest of the customer.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IMHO it's bad style to start insulting other posters (naming them &quot;RPGNow lobby&quot;, for instance), and then demand freedom of speech for yourself (and obviously not so for &quot;crazy poster&quot;). Even more so for a first posting on these boards.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Flyspeck23, post: 1620306, member: 10648"] True to some degree. The problem: it might become an industry standard (and for that it doesn't even need to be effective). Let me assure you: I haven't got a problem with DTRPG as a competition for RPGNow.com - that's fair and just, and I respect any publisher's decision to sell there. It's the DRM that ticks me off, and the fact that the "big guys" are starting to use it. Changes indeed, but not changes to the better. This has [i]nothing[/i] to do with competition in my POV. DTRPG can dominate the ePublishing market for all I care, and I don't wish them to fail. I just wish the DRM would fail. Btw, I've yet to see anything like a "RPGNOW lobby view". First, there's hardly such a "lobby". Second, the people speaking out for RPGNow.com seem to vary in opinion - not all are doomsayers, for instance. In what way is DRM protecting the customer? Granted, piracy is a problem. But the DRM, once cracked, makes pirated copies [i]superior[/i] to the original eBook. That's one of the reasons it IMHO doesn't make sense. There are other ways to prevent (or at least disencourage) piracy - product support for instance. And that's also in the best interest of the customer. IMHO it's bad style to start insulting other posters (naming them "RPGNow lobby", for instance), and then demand freedom of speech for yourself (and obviously not so for "crazy poster"). Even more so for a first posting on these boards. [/QUOTE]

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