re: small claims...you're right. Not gonna happen. The question remains unanswered. Do you take the moral high ground and practice what you (in general, not you specifically geogress) preach (zero tolerance for warez), or do you act pragmatically as you (geogress) suggested, and use the program anyway because you paid good money on good faith? Now here's the thing (and this just as much a question for the mods as anyone else: The owner of the site that sold you the warez is a member here. If you talked about your situation here at Renderosity, would you risk being banned? Would the seller be banned? You have purchased a warez item (albeit unwittingly)from a fellow member (who knowingly distributed warez). Would zero tolerance apply?