The digital download cost also includes the cost of a boxed version. If you later wanted a boxed copy, they would send it to you without any additional cost except shipping and handling.
Anyway, I read about that on the GalCiv2 forums. Noticed that they also followed the link to the torrent site and had the game removed. The Starforce guy was looking for it on that site for awhile after it was removed and couldn't find it.
Basic gist of the conversation.
Board member: "GalCiv2 is doing great in stores without your crummy starforce crap!"
Starforce employee: "Look here! Thousands of people are torrenting GalCiv2! This wouldn't have happened if they used Starforce! Starforce roxxors!"
*Stardock devs find the post and have the torrent removed*
Board member: "I don't see a torrent for it in that link..."
Starforce employee: "Wait, it was there just a moment ago! "