ssgbryan posted at 4:12PM Fri, 29 January 2016 - #4252003

Razor42 - the pirates won't crack the product DRM - they will bypass the encryption in Daz Studio.

I love you guys, but vendors are delusional in thinking that piracy = lost sales. The people who download pirated content never had any intention of paying for the products, at ANY price.

It is obvious that DAZ's long-term goal is customer lock-in with a subscription model and/or renting 3d assets. The people that made DAZ great (and Steve Kondris) no longer work at DAZ. The new owners are looking for steady income streams - which CAN NOT be done with DAZ's current sales "structure". This is simple business economics.

Coding-wise, it is a very short step from using DRM content to requiring DRM content. Anyone want to take bets on the next version of genesis (24 months out) being "DAZ-Connect"-only?

Thanks for saying what I have been thinking Sarge

I don't care how many times I try to tell people, Pirates DONT plan on buying your stuff! Actually, MOST pirates of 3D stuff, that I have talked to online, at least, DONT even USE the stuff they pirate!

I bought a hard drive off a guy a little while ago. It was Filled to bursting with Pirated stuff. I deleted a bunch of it, as I really couldn't use it. TONS of Music Top 40 rubbish and rap, plus software I will never use and have no need of. The guy hadn't even accessed most of the files, nor did he even know how to use the software.

I'm NOT advocating piracy, but 1 pirated download does NOT equal 1 lost sale.

I am an artist and don't like to see my stuff stolen, but spending money and energy to prevent theft from people I was NEVER going to make any money from is pointless.