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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 3280560" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p>I vaguely remember reading on rpgnow when they merged that if a watermark file with your name is found on the sharing networks they will cancel your account.</p><p></p><p>I don't put up the files I buy to share. I have virus protection and a firewall. I think the risk of stuff getting put out (through my computer or rpgnow being hacked or whatever) is very low. Probably insignificantly low. But not zero.</p><p></p><p>I buy a ton of pdfs. Every month. I like getting updates and downloading them whenever I want. And continuing to buy more.</p><p></p><p>The increased ink usage and file space are probably insignificant as well, but again not zero.</p><p></p><p>I prefer not to have my name and e-mail on my printouts.</p><p></p><p>I have a ton of pdfs I want to buy. Probably enough for my monthly budget of pdf materials to keep going for more than 20 years without getting everything I'd potentially want.</p><p></p><p>Given a choice between a watermark version and a straight pdf I find myself going for the straight one.</p><p></p><p>I have bought watermarked pdfs when they were not available in any other format (Malhavok, SSS, FFG, etc.) or when they provide a better price (free DTRPG stuff, Paizo older edition WotC stuff).</p><p></p><p>Of the last 50 or so pdfs I've bought at rpgnow.com since they merged and now offer watermarked ones, only one has been a watermarked pdf.</p><p></p><p>I find my slight preference is enough for me to look at the vast number of non watermarked pdfs I want first. And I don't see running out of buyiong options of those in the foreseeable future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 3280560, member: 2209"] I vaguely remember reading on rpgnow when they merged that if a watermark file with your name is found on the sharing networks they will cancel your account. I don't put up the files I buy to share. I have virus protection and a firewall. I think the risk of stuff getting put out (through my computer or rpgnow being hacked or whatever) is very low. Probably insignificantly low. But not zero. I buy a ton of pdfs. Every month. I like getting updates and downloading them whenever I want. And continuing to buy more. The increased ink usage and file space are probably insignificant as well, but again not zero. I prefer not to have my name and e-mail on my printouts. I have a ton of pdfs I want to buy. Probably enough for my monthly budget of pdf materials to keep going for more than 20 years without getting everything I'd potentially want. Given a choice between a watermark version and a straight pdf I find myself going for the straight one. I have bought watermarked pdfs when they were not available in any other format (Malhavok, SSS, FFG, etc.) or when they provide a better price (free DTRPG stuff, Paizo older edition WotC stuff). Of the last 50 or so pdfs I've bought at rpgnow.com since they merged and now offer watermarked ones, only one has been a watermarked pdf. I find my slight preference is enough for me to look at the vast number of non watermarked pdfs I want first. And I don't see running out of buyiong options of those in the foreseeable future. [/QUOTE]
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