dteowner
Shoegazer
I haven't followed the piracy thread in a while, so perhaps this post belongs in that thread, but I wasn't sure.
The link is to a post on the shoegaze forum I visit. It's a loooong post, but I think it gives some perspective to the impact of lost sales due to illegal downloads. Although the indie music biz is a little different than game development, I'd be willing to bet the numbers (development, sales, downloads, etc) would all scale pretty well. It puts a face and some real numbers to the issue.
For the 2 of you here that might recognize/care ( ), "ej" is the lead guitar and singer for Highspire. From what I know of the history of the band, I'm betting this post is nearly autobiographical, even though he doesn't present it as such.
The link is to a post on the shoegaze forum I visit. It's a loooong post, but I think it gives some perspective to the impact of lost sales due to illegal downloads. Although the indie music biz is a little different than game development, I'd be willing to bet the numbers (development, sales, downloads, etc) would all scale pretty well. It puts a face and some real numbers to the issue.
For the 2 of you here that might recognize/care ( ), "ej" is the lead guitar and singer for Highspire. From what I know of the history of the band, I'm betting this post is nearly autobiographical, even though he doesn't present it as such.