I think there may be yet another fly in the ointment. The seed file would have to be exactly the same for encoding and decoding correct? What happens if it's not?

I don't know what other people have done but my cr2 for Vic 2 has been changed numerous times. Also I think there may be some patches out there so there could also be slightly different versions that are totally legit but would not work.

So I guess the lucky consumer would have to check file size and date to make sure he has the exact right cr2 before he could decode his purchase. He might even have to reinstall Vic2 just to get the correct seed file.