My problem with the activation code and piracy is thus: To extrapolate upon your analogy about the Crack Dealer... Fact: Crack (Warez) Dealer distributes illegal drugs (Software) Fact: Crack Dealer markets drugs on the street (Internet) Fact: Crack Dealer uses car (Computer) to transport drugs Supposition: Anyone who owns/operates a car (Computer) on the street (Internet) is a Crack (Warez) Dealer distributing and marketing illegal drugs (Software). Solution: Search and seize all cars on the street for evidence of being a crack dealer. Costs: Hire enough police officers to cover every street and search/seize all cars of suspected Crack Dealers. Effectiveness: Since the Crack Dealers are a relatively small portion of the overall populace, the chances of the suggested solution eliminating Crack Dealers or the sale of illegal drugs is negligible, if even measureable, compared to the number of law-abiding citizens that will be inconvenienced by the proposed solution. Logical Determination: The solution, when evaluated on a cost-benefit basis, is far too costly for the potential outcome. Therefore the solution is not a solution but more of a hindrance and adds more problems than it solves. I hope this makes it clearer as to why I, if not others, feel that this scheme - regardless of who implements it - is a bad business decision.