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I wrote: > You might - if you really think this is a 'cracked' program file, as > opposed to just having had the reg code input - snitch to > Syntrillium, and make some large points (if not a free copy of > CoolEdit Pro!). >> GRAIGORY2@aol.com [mailto:GRAIGORY2@aol.com] responded: > But, that would be F*ed up... And I beg to differ on this one considerably. There is a huge frigging difference between the following two examples: Someone who simply gives a copy of a program to a friend; or Someone who alters a program to get around non-purchase limits, and THEN distributes it to others, possibly via a web page. The first is simply an exchange in comparison with the second case, which is most definately more than sheer piracy, if not also mean-spirited, and just not very nice. The Software Protection Association (a ubiquitous name at best) continues to crow about the slightest infringement to their members' copyrights, while at times focusing on small, easy-to-sue companies and individuals; and, IMHO, so long as the computing public shows an interest in self-inspection, there's not much of a problem. But when individuals who pride themselves on being able to crack code limitations (as opposed to more productive work) and flaunt their work, much in the spirit of the Phone Phreaker, they deserve whatever happens to them. Those folks don't have respect for the people who worked on the app they've modified, but rather pretend that they're some sort of Digital Robin Hood when caught. They make life more difficult for regular folks who just might borrow an app, possibly with an idea to purchase later (gasp!), and, as such, they deserve anything that happens to them. On that level, there's absolutely NO SHAME in sending such folks up for proscecution, because it's also self-policing from Users' standpoints, and also keeps the SPA off Our backs. Stephen GoodmanÊ *Ê It's The Loop Of The Week! EarthLight StudiosÊ *Ê http://www.earthlight.net/Studios