> I would guess that there are far more who pay because they lack the computer literacy to know how to edit the address bar in their browser. It's probably a m

> I would guess that there are far more who pay because they lack the computer literacy to know how to edit the address bar in their browser. It's probably a mixture of people that would cheat if they knew how and people who simply choose to be honest. It's hard to ascertain how big each of those categories is. Compare the NYT with Adobe here. They both have lousy protection against piracy because they see piracy as the lowest tier in a price discrimination scheme. Poor student who can't pay? Sure, go ahead and circumvent whatever barriers we've put up. Can pay? Then do. In any case, I don't find "if only people were smarter, they could cheat more" to be a very compelling argument.