Hi, Looks to me, a lot like the US Government has discovered a new word, and doubtless, just as "hacker" before it, "Warez" will come to be understood in the popular media to mean something it never did before. I'm all in favour of prosecuting those who try to profit from somebody elses work, (by selling/reselling it without the legal right to do so, etc.) These people are flat out thieves. But I personally, having been involved in "the scene" for most of the 80's would draw a very big line between that kind of organised crime, and the small scale, (if high profile) software piracy that is practiced by the "Warez" crowd, who always announce thier conquests publically, and give the software they crack away for free. Still, doubtless it will lead to another "Erik Bloodaxe"/"Hacker Crackdown" debacle in the courts, which is always amusing :) I just hope that Bruce Sterling gets to write about it again. later jb