> What keeps from making a copy of Skyrim and selling it on my website for half the price of the original? The legal enforcement of IP protections.
More likely the fact that the odds are low that your pirated Skyrim does not contain at least one of malware, spyware, botnet trojans, viruses, or other crap no one wants on their computer.
The warez scene was cool when it was novelty, but now it's more likely to be an attack vector of some sort.
It's just an easier user experience just to buy the software and know it will install and run without any problems.
More likely the fact that the odds are low that your pirated Skyrim does not contain at least one of malware, spyware, botnet trojans, viruses, or other crap no one wants on their computer.
The warez scene was cool when it was novelty, but now it's more likely to be an attack vector of some sort.
It's just an easier user experience just to buy the software and know it will install and run without any problems.