True.. How much of that is actual lost sales? I still buy movies/cds that I like because I want a permanent high quality copy.
The ones that I burn can be put into a few catagories.
Ones that aren't available in the states (generally anime fan subs).
Ones that I wouldn't by otherwise and just want to preview. If I like it I'll buy it, otherwise it goes into a rack of CDs/DVDs that will be thrown away in the next 3-6 months. Quite often with DVDs I'll rent them instead to avoid the time/hassle of downloading and burning so this primarily applies to CDs.
Ones that I own, I really enjoy, and I don't want any damage done to the original: CDs for the car, DVDs for friend's/family's kids to watch when they're over.
Finally, ones that are so expensive that they just aren't worth buying. Generally seasons of TV shows that just really aren't worth 100+ for something I'm only going to watch once or twice. This pretty much qualifies as any DVD or season over $35, but the only ones I've actually done it with so far were all $100+ which is simply absurd. I don't really have the time to watch all of them, let alone work the extra 2-3 hours of OT to afford them.
Probably for the same reason that there is still original release boxes on the shelf of EQ2 at my local Target, Walmart, CompUsa, Best Buy, and EB Games. While WoW was sold out at all locations by the end of the 2nd day.
WoW was expecting half the # that they got and EQ2 was expecting 2x the # they got.
I've had that experience more often w/ McCaffee than w/ Norton. But more often than not either way the user has let their license expire or does not have the anti-virus downloading automatic updates.
In the same right then the software company can consider the entire contract null and void and ban the account anyway. Or even better use your CC information that the child stole from youto buy a new Ferari. The child would be the one liable for the damages.
The EULA has rights for both sides of the contract and if you do something so you don't have to follow them, then they don't either.
Another RTFA. There is basically a common understanding thing among EULA's. We all know that what the EULA is going to say and can assume it is going to be in there. Therefor, we knew for the most part what the terms of the EULA was before we bought the game.
Also, most software companies will take a return and credit at the manufacture level if you do not agree w/ the EULA, this has been done w/ Microsoft on several occasions. So, if you don't agree w/ an MMORPG EULA then contact the manufacture and request to return for a refund. As long as you HAVE NOT CREATED AN ACCOUNT you are in your legal rights to return the product to the manufacturer (so they can disable the CD-KEY) more than likely you'll have to pay shipping.
Now, if you buy the game and create an account you are out of luck unless they make a EULA change over the course of time, if the change is serious enough (IE DAoC's addition to banning character sales well after the game was originally released). However then you're only able to cancel your account immediately and request a pro-rated refund of the time remaining on your account. You've already been playing so you can't get a refund on that money.
For other normal software you're kind of out of luck. The main difficulty is you have to prove you did not keep a copy of the CD-Key or the software and do not have it already installed on any machine. If you can prove you're not trying to screw the manufacture then you just may be able to get your refund.
IANAL but I do know several and have done some research on these things for other software items for my clients, I do networking/software support for companies too small to have a full time IT staff.
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True.. How much of that is actual lost sales? I still buy movies/cds that I like because I want a permanent high quality copy. The ones that I burn can be put into a few catagories. Ones that aren't available in the states (generally anime fan subs). Ones that I wouldn't by otherwise and just want to preview. If I like it I'll buy it, otherwise it goes into a rack of CDs/DVDs that will be thrown away in the next 3-6 months. Quite often with DVDs I'll rent them instead to avoid the time/hassle of downloading and burning so this primarily applies to CDs. Ones that I own, I really enjoy, and I don't want any damage done to the original: CDs for the car, DVDs for friend's/family's kids to watch when they're over. Finally, ones that are so expensive that they just aren't worth buying. Generally seasons of TV shows that just really aren't worth 100+ for something I'm only going to watch once or twice. This pretty much qualifies as any DVD or season over $35, but the only ones I've actually done it with so far were all $100+ which is simply absurd. I don't really have the time to watch all of them, let alone work the extra 2-3 hours of OT to afford them.
Probably for the same reason that there is still original release boxes on the shelf of EQ2 at my local Target, Walmart, CompUsa, Best Buy, and EB Games. While WoW was sold out at all locations by the end of the 2nd day. WoW was expecting half the # that they got and EQ2 was expecting 2x the # they got.
I've had that experience more often w/ McCaffee than w/ Norton. But more often than not either way the user has let their license expire or does not have the anti-virus downloading automatic updates.
In the same right then the software company can consider the entire contract null and void and ban the account anyway. Or even better use your CC information that the child stole from youto buy a new Ferari. The child would be the one liable for the damages. The EULA has rights for both sides of the contract and if you do something so you don't have to follow them, then they don't either.
Another RTFA. There is basically a common understanding thing among EULA's. We all know that what the EULA is going to say and can assume it is going to be in there. Therefor, we knew for the most part what the terms of the EULA was before we bought the game.
Also, most software companies will take a return and credit at the manufacture level if you do not agree w/ the EULA, this has been done w/ Microsoft on several occasions. So, if you don't agree w/ an MMORPG EULA then contact the manufacture and request to return for a refund. As long as you HAVE NOT CREATED AN ACCOUNT you are in your legal rights to return the product to the manufacturer (so they can disable the CD-KEY) more than likely you'll have to pay shipping.
Now, if you buy the game and create an account you are out of luck unless they make a EULA change over the course of time, if the change is serious enough (IE DAoC's addition to banning character sales well after the game was originally released). However then you're only able to cancel your account immediately and request a pro-rated refund of the time remaining on your account. You've already been playing so you can't get a refund on that money.
For other normal software you're kind of out of luck. The main difficulty is you have to prove you did not keep a copy of the CD-Key or the software and do not have it already installed on any machine. If you can prove you're not trying to screw the manufacture then you just may be able to get your refund.
IANAL but I do know several and have done some research on these things for other software items for my clients, I do networking/software support for companies too small to have a full time IT staff.