Comments on: Piracy! http://www.shadowgirlscomic.com/news/piracy/ It's like H.P. Lovecraft meets the Gilmore Girls! Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:14:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-beta1 By: Emily http://www.shadowgirlscomic.com/news/piracy/#comment-17925 Emily Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:24:18 +0000 http://www.shadowgirlscomic.com/?p=2171#comment-17925 I'm not sure how the iPad will "combat" piracy. If anything it might encourage it. As an iPad owner myself, I've found myself practically gorging as many comics as possible because the iPad is so great at reading comics. I haven't "pirated" a comic yet, but I've have written a small script in Python to strip webcomics and archive them so I can view them on my iPad without having to go online (of course I'm not going to release the script EVER because I'd be hated forever by all webcomic artists.) Although I am only speaking for myself, if it was possible to pay for the comics I'd pay for them provided they were reasonably price (like how e-Books are discounted compared to the print edition.) I'd imagine though if they wanted to prevent piracy altogether they'd have to be priced aggressively (like Appstore aggressive pricing) or have an extremely convenient distribution model. I’m not sure how the iPad will “combat” piracy. If anything it might encourage it. As an iPad owner myself, I’ve found myself practically gorging as many comics as possible because the iPad is so great at reading comics. I haven’t “pirated” a comic yet, but I’ve have written a small script in Python to strip webcomics and archive them so I can view them on my iPad without having to go online (of course I’m not going to release the script EVER because I’d be hated forever by all webcomic artists.)

Although I am only speaking for myself, if it was possible to pay for the comics I’d pay for them provided they were reasonably price (like how e-Books are discounted compared to the print edition.) I’d imagine though if they wanted to prevent piracy altogether they’d have to be priced aggressively (like Appstore aggressive pricing) or have an extremely convenient distribution model.

]]> By: DatDude http://www.shadowgirlscomic.com/news/piracy/#comment-17909 DatDude Thu, 20 May 2010 17:15:51 +0000 http://www.shadowgirlscomic.com/?p=2171#comment-17909 Meh the secretary? Meh the secretary?

]]> By: Ben http://www.shadowgirlscomic.com/news/piracy/#comment-17908 Ben Tue, 18 May 2010 20:29:25 +0000 http://www.shadowgirlscomic.com/?p=2171#comment-17908 I'm not sure how the iPad will "combat" piracy. If anything it might encourage it. As an iPad owner myself, I've found myself practically gorging as many comics as possible because the iPad is so great at reading comics. I haven't "pirated" a comic yet, but I've have written a small script in Python to strip webcomics and archive them so I can view them on my iPad without having to go online (of course I'm not going to release the script EVER because I'd be hated forever by all webcomic artists.) Although I am only speaking for myself, if it was possible to pay for the comics I'd pay for them provided they were reasonably price (like how e-Books are discounted compared to the print edition.) I'd imagine though if they wanted to prevent piracy altogether they'd have to be priced aggressively (like Appstore aggressive pricing) or have an extremely convenient distribution model. I’m not sure how the iPad will “combat” piracy. If anything it might encourage it. As an iPad owner myself, I’ve found myself practically gorging as many comics as possible because the iPad is so great at reading comics. I haven’t “pirated” a comic yet, but I’ve have written a small script in Python to strip webcomics and archive them so I can view them on my iPad without having to go online (of course I’m not going to release the script EVER because I’d be hated forever by all webcomic artists.)

Although I am only speaking for myself, if it was possible to pay for the comics I’d pay for them provided they were reasonably price (like how e-Books are discounted compared to the print edition.) I’d imagine though if they wanted to prevent piracy altogether they’d have to be priced aggressively (like Appstore aggressive pricing) or have an extremely convenient distribution model.

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