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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Viking Bastard" data-source="post: 2720497" data-attributes="member: 509">I have never downloaded RPG books. I haven't bought a RPG book for years. (For that matter, I've hardly gamed for the last couple of years.)But anyways.To me, the whole point of "Gasp! Piracy is bad! People shouldn't do that!" is a moot one.Times are changing, change with them or wither away.In recent years, Icelandic record sales have skyrocketed. Avant Garde sales have risen along with jazz and classical music. Heck, last christmas' best seller was somekindaFinnish Tango band. Meanwhile, big company sales are dropping. Suddenly, 50 Cent'snew CD isn't selling that well. In Iceland more records are being sold than before. Plus,they're gettin' cheaper (we had a monopoly crisis going here, suddenly little cheaprecord stores are growing like weed).Now, I know the music biz is a different animal than the RPG one. But booing piracy ain't gonna help. Don't think what can I do against piracy, think what can piracy do for me?I've been thinking for a while that the comic book industry should set up their own iTunes style system for their comics. Get a fine CDisplay format file for 25 cents. It's interesting to note the difference between what's being torrented/DC++ed the mostand what's selling. A lot of those really critically acclaimed titles that don't last a yearare going around like hot cakes while Claremont's X-Men recycling isn't.The RPG industry is a good way there, though. RPGNow and all that. But more can be done. But think of it as a program. One that lets you download RPG product, old and new, builds a easily navigated library as well as creates a handy database for feats and skills.I'm just saying, stop moaning and start thinking. If the old ways ain't working, find new ones. It may not be easy, but it's definately less futile.</blockquote>

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