"Can you be honest ? tell me how much songs movies clips have you on your machine that are not Legitimate ? "

I can answer that. Pretty close to zero. And that which exists on my machine that is not legitimate I don't use and haven't bothered getting around to deleting.

I do believe in trying before you buy, and that may include getting music from artists I haven't heard before to listen to it. And if I like it, I make sure I pay for it. As well as any 3-D content, programming tools, etc. Including stuff I have picked up from shareCG and wilmap. Why?

Because if you like something, and want to see more of it, the artist needs to be supported. Or they can't create more art. Which means I have sent some money Beat578's way through the donation button simply because I'd like to see him do more stuff, it has value to me.

Now someone who picks up things through pirate sites probably doesn't care much about the art or the artist or they would be paying for it. The people creating this stuff are not huge corporations, and if you steal something from DAZ by picking it up free you're only stealing half of it from DAZ.

What I am not buying is any argument saying that putting DRM on an item will increase sales, never have. I don't begrudge someone trying it though as long as it doesn't get in the way of how I use it.

Now clearly any PA at DAZ who is not using special tools (like the HD ones) is perfectly capable of bypassing DAZ entirely, and using any other store, or setting up their own site. The reason they are at DAZ is DAZ provides services that in their mind is worth that 50% cut, and those services may well include copyright protection, whether through DRM or legal means.

What DAZ has said is that pursuing the pirate sites legally isn't working now, which is why they went to DRM, and I believe that. I don't think the DRM will work either.

But I don't for a moment believe DAZ is going to DRM either to lock in Vendors, or lock out other legitmate sites, and you have given me no reasonable argument to think you are right on that one.