| I work for a company that makes an application for car dealers. It is only available on CD from us directly. The annual fee covers 1 license for 1 PC. There is an additional fee for each workstation whether its standalone, lan or wan.
We are fully aware that only a small amount of users who use it on multiple PCs pay the additional fees. Our software was copied and distributed, illegaly, to dealers accross the nation and now they depend upon a regular subscription. Had this not have happened, we would not have been able to reach these customers at such a distance with our resources.
Also, I'm going to a concert next week to see a band that I never heard on the radio. My friend told me about them and I "illegaly" downloaded mp3s of theirs and now I'm going to pay fifty bucks to see them. They would have never got squat from me. |