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- From: rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Yamanari)
- Subject: Re: THE DAMAGE OF PIRACY (NO!)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan11.030024.23143@wam.umd.edu>
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- References: <1993Jan11.093411.1@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 03:00:24 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan11.093411.1@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg> sa6904623@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg writes:
- >As far as possible, please keep piracy issues out of this newsgroup!
- >
- >In any case, I'd like to make a comment that it is TRUE that the company makes
- >no loss since pirates will never buy software to begin with. The main point is
- >that, companies have found ways to combat piracy - OUTPRICE them!
-
-
- Can't be done.
-
- >For instance, take a game like NOVA 9:
- >
- > 4 HD disks @ $5 = $20
-
-
- Most pirates get HD 1.44mb disks for about 90 cents each
- from companies like MEI. In fact, a number of the
- pirates that I know--that is, the true skum who make it
- their life to sell illegal copies w/manual & disks--get disks
- for free by getting demo disks from companies.
-
-
- > Manual @ $5 = $ 5
-
-
- Manuals are distributed online, scanned in with a scanner and OCR.
-
-
- > TOTAL = $25
-
-
- Total: Maybe $5.00. Plus the cost of disk labels.
- Less if they use puncked 720k's.
-
-
- > Original $26
-
-
- Of course, you forgot the development costs, programmers salaries,
- support staff, advertising, box, packaging, shipping. Materials
- are *nothing*.
-
- >Damn, for a $1 difference, why wouldn't anyone get the original (disks, manual
- >and box!).
-
-
- Because some people are greedy sleaze.
-
-
- >As in our local context, companies can, if they deem necessary, lower the
- >prices to force the pirates out of the market.
-
-
- It can't be done. Companies that produce the games must pay
- MUCH more than just the costs of materials. They cannot compete
- with people who pay only for, maybe, 1/6th or 1/8th of the
- MATERIALS ONLY cost.
-
-
-
- --
- Blaming "society" for your problems is like blaming clouds for rain.
- --- boycott == coercion == censorship == closed mindedness == cowardice ---
- "Psalms 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want."
- Shepherds are for sheep. ----- Pain teaches.
-