FelixG:
OT: This thread is good for one thing if nothing else, to prove how many of the escapist forum users, as a point of fact, don't bother to read an OP before starting to post...
Oh I think people do, it's just that if it was indeed satire (which I'm still not convinced) it was awfully unfunny. Even then, most of the points raised still remain perfectly valid and worthy of discussion concerning piracy and used games.
People really do need to wake up, from inside experience the music industry is far from healthy (especially the smaller independents and the like) and the vast majority of it's ills directly relate to the rise of widespread piracy on the internet. Many of the smaller artists and labels are not completely against moderates and second hand sales of CDs, but when one person buys and downloads a DRM free album costing £5 then shares it with half a million people which results in almost zero sales whilst the artist can not afford to feed their family then there's a serious problem that needs to be addressed (real world example).
Moving on to the second hand music market, how many of those stores actually remain? Growing up there was at least one in every minor town, now it's lucky to see one in a major city (at least here in the UK). I can only see game retailers following suit in the future. There is a culture surrounding used games that never really existed with music either, I'm guessing cost may be a factor for this (although some rare albums command a higher price) - so I can understand and have no objections to initiatives like Project Ten Dollar. Intrusive DRM is not acceptable, however. Valve seem to have managed their DRM superbly, unlike say any company that uses SecuROM as an alternative. Pirates need to become responsible, just as some companies need to realise that draconian measures are punishing their paying customers and driving others away.
It's funny though, almost all of the above will be wasted typing and space. I've yet to encounter a single person who has changed their opinion on the subject (whatever their stance) from a forum discussion.