  You can run but you can't hide from the MPAA    You can read
more here. (PDF)  Comments     Threshold   RE: MPAA/RIAA need to
take a math class. By DrMrLordX on 2/24/2006 3:02:06 AM ,
Rating: 2 They also fail to take into account that file-sharing
piracy, either via the Internet, a local network, or portable
media has a "free advertising" effect similar to "word-of-mouth"
advertising. The single best way to hook someone on your product
is to give them(or inadvertantly let them) get ahold of it at no
cost. One guy juarezes a game, loves it, and hooks his buddies
on it. Soon, copies of the game are sold that might never have
been purchased. I see it happen all the time, especially when
you have games with activation keys that can only be played
offline when pirated, but can be played online by way of a
peering service only if a legit key is used during installation.
NWN was a good example of this for me. I bought the base game
ages ago, pirated the expansions, then went back and bought the
Platinum Edition(ba