A while back, DriveThru RPG, (an on demand PDF website selling digitial copies of role-playing games), had a week of letting registered users downloading free versions of previously full-price games. One day they were $ 19.99, the next they were $ 0.00. Now this is great on many levels as it gives people the chance to try out the PDF service, look at games they wouldn't normally look at, but there is a downside which might not normally be realised.
The people who have offered their product for nothing, it would seem, have been provided with the email addresses of everyone who downloaded their product, giving them a valid reason (as per the terms and conditions of the site) to send you unsolicited emails advertising their future games.
I use a slew of Hotmail accounts for registration purposes, so I know the source of these new emails that I am starting to get. Luckily they are hitting the SPAM folders and will continue to do so, as like most people, I downloaded a few choice games, looked at them, and then saved them away, most likely to be forgotten.
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