This is nothing really new. It has always been a concern of the makers of software of just how easy it is to pirate software. The very nature of software makes it so. I used to work in the video business when Video rental places were just getting started. When a hot title came out, a guy would come and rent, and also buy a 10 pack of video tape. I will leave it up to you to guess why he wanted the blank tape. I have used at times copies of programs that people have given me over the years. I think that if we are honest most of us would fall in this group. who hasn't gotten a friend to copy a Cassette or CD for them or copy a movie. For that matter, tape a TV show. All this violates copyrights. I am NOT saying it is ok or even right. Pirate copies are driving up the cost of software. Look at China for heavens sake. How many copies of illegel software is floating around over there with the governments tact consent. I don't think there is a solution to this problem. I also think that the software makers ought to take this in consideration. Remember a few years ago when video tapes came with a copyguard on them? Alot of those tape were unwatchable because of the copy guard. Now you rarely see a video with a copy guard on it.