Thread: Ro.a.d 2012.30:unlockable map ?

While I'm one the 'dark' side, I clearly understand that the lack of the protection for Garmin maps is killing the map market (for ~10 years already or even more).
It's just not profitable to solely make maps, you have to do some additional complicated things to get your profit.
And the wallets of map makers aren't the only ones who are getting hurt, customers are also getting hurt by this perverted market.

UPD.
I have an idea of a 'good' Garmin map market:
1) Map format is absolutely open, so that almost everyone can steal map data from other sources and compile a Garmin map.
2) For some considerably low price there is a map ecryptor available. Encrypted maps can only be decrypted by the licenced Garmin device and by the map creator himself. That would allow serious map makers to earn their money while not being afraid of piracy and map decompilation.

Maybe the 1st option is wrong, I'm not sure. But the 2nd is a must for sure.