[ShaMan]

You make a valid point. However, I believe, we would both agree that:

1. Out of that alleged 1 Million copies, a good number of them, would not have sold at all, if in fact, there are that many copies floating around, it's mainly due to people tend to sample something quicker when free than when not.

2. If, there are that many copies floating around, it will most likely tend to indirectly not hurt Blizzard's next release, due to its free publicity, as some who would not have given the title a chance, due to price, appearance, etc might do so after having sampled it. For every negative, there's usually a positive and viceversa.

3. The novice copier and average consumer is not going to put a significant negative dent in sales, regardless of protection or not.

4. Regardless, of what protection is used, the pirate community will most likely not be stopped by it, therefore, the objective of the software maker is largely defeated by the same reason and in the process tee off a lot of legitimate consumers.

5. The way they sucker people into the "license agreement" mouse trap and their SOL attitude, if you for any legitimate reason, are not satisfied with the product and want a refund, is to say the least, questionable in my opinion.

As with most else, there's always going to be pro and con arguements on basically any issue, this one will surely not be an exception.