The problem with anecdotes is that they're anecdotes and not trends. LAN parties have never been known as hot spots for legal file sharing. The only reason it's acceptable to show up to a LAN party without having purchased the games list beforehand is because it is understood that burned ...
Games are already giving out specialized one-time redeem codes to pre-order customers. If these codes were instead put into the packaging next to the manual, wouldn't that provide a way to decay the quality of your product once it is passed along to the second owner Maybe put two codes ...
My thoughts on this topic are summed up in a blog post I made a while back: http://yayitsandrew.com/2008/03/15/fake-doors-and-invisible-walls/ I decided to categorize my obstacles into three groups. The first is doors, which falls under your micro category. The second is invisible walls, your macro category. I talk briefly about a ...
