Yeah, this was annoying as I was using it to avoid giving money to people who say they hate me. Also to look up and research older, out of print games like Boot Hill, or Recon.
The irony of it getting KO'd by Daniel 'Ripped off Warhammer Fantasy' Fox, though, is enough to make me chuckle.
EDIT: I want to add something here, horse. Bands have ALWAYS made their best money touring. There's a reason why the RIAA's enforcements against music piracy didn't exactly stir people, and that's because their contracts were fucking highway robbery. It's also why they desperately fought against digital distribution, because it completely undercut the contract dynamic they'd use to fuck bands over. As it got easier to produce CDs (and later it wasn't even necessary), the distribution model became more and more outdated.
I don't know what the fix is for RPG writers. I've made it clear that I promote pirating material when people straight up state, 'I hate you and don't want your money'. Who am I to argue with them? But I won't pirate Pundit's stuff, or Venger's, or Zak's, or anyone else on the green list (or hell, yellow). Because I want to reward them for not being dickheads (and turning out quality material) with, y'know, cash.