Wait.. Did I read this correctly? They're saying that the men who commited the act just wanted to play the game early, not try to sell the stolen copies for cash?
Reminds me of the "Guerrilla Marketing" in <i>Jennifer Government</i> [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jennifer-Government-Novel-Max-Barry/dp/0385507593" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Jennifer-Government-Novel-Max-Barry/dp...</a>]