Quote Originally Posted by Khendraja'aro View Post
The point is not to bemoan the loss of the old model but to try to use the new possibilities provided. Gabe Newell (Steam) stated that he thinks that piracy is not so much a problem of price rather than convenience. Make it convenient to buy your wares. Make it easy. Don't make them jump through hoops.
There are things other than video games, television shows, music and movies that exist as intellectual property, and intellectual property that isn't owned by large corporations. If I were to come up with a popular image, should I have no recourse if, for instance, a company decides to reproduce it on posters, t-shirts, etc? I understand that Nintendo can shrug off someone selling something Mario themed, but its less likely for an individual to do so.