...They live in denial. They'll never admit their(sic) doing something wrong. Yes, using a cracked program even if you have a legitimate copy is probably illegal. I assume that by "wrong" you mean illegal otherwise you are once again stating opinion only. But illegal is not necessarily the same thing as unethical. Laws are theoretically enacted to protect us from unfair harm or loss. So tell me... if I use a cracked version of a program for which I own a legitimate license how has the publisher been harmed? What monies have they lost? In just what possible imaginable way is their livelihood or continued survival threatened? Any student of law would probably die of old age if trying to enumerate all the laws that have been subsequently overturned, modified or repealed. These laws are tested daily in our courts. Some survive- some do not. This is why the concept of precedence is so vital to our legal system. These days, merely to say something is illegal without explanation/justification is not really saying very much. - Jack