I am sorry, but sadly not surprised, to hear of your predicament, Lyne. I have to date relied on the free sharing paradigm, but if I wanted a particular commercially available model badly enough then I would most certainly pay for it, not use a rip-off copy. Unfortunately too many people seem to regard software and other copyrighted piracy as a victimless crime (indeed, probably not even as a crime at all), and the apparent anonymity of the net provides a cloak for such activity and a ready means of transmitting the contraband. I have no idea how this antisocial attitude could be changed. Would these same people decide they wanted but could not (or would not) afford a Mercedes be just as happy to steal one from a showroom forecourt in the same "no victim" manner? I hope not, though I suspect a small minority may. Why then is intellectual and artistic ownership not accorded the same respect?

My immediate reaction to the naming of one warez broker site was the same as a couple of ther respondents here. On reflection however, I doubt it much matters. I imagine for those inclined to investigate, it is a simple matter to discover such sites using nothing more sophisticated than a good search engine.