Hmmm, Well, last time I looked "the scene" was still going strong in the months this has taken to come to trial. The new Star Wars movie (as well as Spiderman) is available for those that have the bandwidth. So some bloke who never made a bean from his endevours goes to jail, while his competition goes in to overdrive to take up the slack. Meanwhile in places like the Phillipines, (the) Ukraine, and China you can walk in off the street and buy the latest pirate software on CD complete with manuals, for peanuts from people who are looking to make a profit. Customs confiscate them if they find them, but don't prosecute. This is a global problem, that needs a global solution. I don't think they're ever going to find one, world politics being what they are. Though I have to be honest and say I hope they never do find a solution. My tribe would be immesurably poorer without the hoards of dedicated pirates and hangers on, that make up "the scene" and my youth and upbringing/education would have been far different had I not found the computer sub-culture /community when I did. I know this is a minority opinion, but there you go. Your tax dollar at work. later jb