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<blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 4742808" data-attributes="member: 5143"><p>Yeah, I was worried about this happening. I was online and awake just after midnight the night before the PHB2 was going to come out. I scanned a pirate site and saw that there was a copy of the PHB2 in PDF format 30 minutes after midnight on the release date. I had already had my copy for being a volunteer for WOTC, so I was curious and downloaded it.</p><p></p><p>It had a watermark it. It was purchased online and distributed the night before most people could buy it. I check these sites on a regular basis, so I really didn't expect to see it there. Normally it takes a good week or two for someone to buy the book who feels the need to scan it and put it online.</p><p></p><p>I've noticed 4e books have been coming out a lot quicker than the 3e books did. This one came out especially early, but previous books were out within a week of the release date. 3e books took up to 2 months to appear online.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure if pirates just feel there is more demand for it, it whether someone in a pirate group took a liking to 4e or whether it was due to the ease of getting PDF copies....but whatever the reason, they've been appearing quicker. I think that the PHB2 appearing on The Pirate Bay 30 minutes into the day, probably sealed this, though.</p><p></p><p>I'm actually surprised, however. The person who uploaded it Pirate Bay had their name stamped in the book as a watermark. You'd figure they could catch him. Maybe it was exactly the fact that they couldn't catch him that lead to this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Majoru Oakheart, post: 4742808, member: 5143"] Yeah, I was worried about this happening. I was online and awake just after midnight the night before the PHB2 was going to come out. I scanned a pirate site and saw that there was a copy of the PHB2 in PDF format 30 minutes after midnight on the release date. I had already had my copy for being a volunteer for WOTC, so I was curious and downloaded it. It had a watermark it. It was purchased online and distributed the night before most people could buy it. I check these sites on a regular basis, so I really didn't expect to see it there. Normally it takes a good week or two for someone to buy the book who feels the need to scan it and put it online. I've noticed 4e books have been coming out a lot quicker than the 3e books did. This one came out especially early, but previous books were out within a week of the release date. 3e books took up to 2 months to appear online. I'm not sure if pirates just feel there is more demand for it, it whether someone in a pirate group took a liking to 4e or whether it was due to the ease of getting PDF copies....but whatever the reason, they've been appearing quicker. I think that the PHB2 appearing on The Pirate Bay 30 minutes into the day, probably sealed this, though. I'm actually surprised, however. The person who uploaded it Pirate Bay had their name stamped in the book as a watermark. You'd figure they could catch him. Maybe it was exactly the fact that they couldn't catch him that lead to this. [/QUOTE]
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