Has anyone read this: "The Economy of Piracy", as in (video/pc game piracy)

I found this: 

http://www.tweakguides.com/Piracy_1.html

posted on the Egosoft website in one of their discussion threads on DRM.  That thread carried on two pages before it was locked by the moderators there.  They have virtually zero tolerance for DRM or any DRM related discussions. 

I thought the article is interesting and a bit lengthy to put it mildly.  I was wondering if anyone including anyone from Stardock has read it.  It also discusses the merits of having DRM as a necessity to protect intellectual property vs, having none at all.  Also it raises the interesting issue of whether the decline in the production of quality pc game titles can be attributed solely at the feet of game piracy.