First off, The Witcher is an awesome game that really mixed things up for RPGs. I loved it, but definitely a cult following rather than mass market right now because of it's late/limited release in the US and being a new franchise (since they sound like they intend to continue adding onto the game 'series'). Every game claims to be new, unique and innovative when it comes to game play as well as things like "easy to learn, difficult to master" but The Witcher actually met it's claims of being different than what we've played before in RPGs.
I really like Tom Ohle's perspective on piracy - it very much is in tune with my thoughts on the subject as well. The fact he recognizes that there are different types of pirates and that not all of them would have purchased the game if they had no alternative is great. This is an important step to take when combating piracy and also setting budgets and expected sales goals. Further, he recognizes right now that copy protection honestly just doesn't hold up so the most important thing you can do to protect and sale you game is to make a good one. Tom Ohle sounds like the real deal - a gamer and developer that has a passion for what he does and not some corporate money monger that only sees dollar figures. This makes me want to support him and his company even more! I wasn't intending to buy a 2nd copy of The Witcher on re-release as at least from what I understand, I can get a content patch from them with all of the same, but now I kinda want to. Perhaps it'll come with some collector's edition style item that will seal the deal for me.