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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scrivener of Doom" data-source="post: 6073722" data-attributes="member: 87576">I started AD&D with photocopies of the books. That's all I could afford for a time in my early teends but then I bought everything in sight once I had an income. Yes, it was piracy but I've been a customer for 30+ years so it's worked out OK for TSR/WotC.I do think, however, that the current WotC approach is completely and utterly mindless. Now, that's a fairly strong expression so before the mods slap me for it just let me explain.Let's compare and contrast WotC with Paizo.WotC doesn't sell PDFs anymore because the lawyers, presumably, won the internal argument that selling PDFs encourages piracy. The net effect: PDFs are not available for legitimate sale but practically the full library of every edition is available for free and easy download on the 'net.Paizo, by contrast, sells PDFs. They also have sensible pricing on some of their PDFs. Are they pirated? Yes, but to a much lesser extent. And why is that? Because they not only build some really clever security features into their PDFs but they scour the internet on a daily basis to make sure that pirated copies are taken down ASAP.WotC has simply not followed through and I am grateful for that because I can get PDF copies of the books I have bought - yes, I buy the books - without having to waste my valuable time scanning them. Thanks, WotC! You've saved me money because before I bought the PDF also.</blockquote>

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