a crack is useless without the application, and if you bought the thing, who needs a crack? People who bought a copy, but want to run another copy on another machine while the other renders, since CL didn't bother to include a network renderer (dag nabbit!) and won't let too progs run at the same time over a network. I would fit into that category, but I will NOT use a cracked version. But you're right, the full CD is already out there. As I and others have been saying for years, copy-protection just hurts the honest customer. It's a direct paralell of the ludicrous anti-gun lobby. The question is: Does it solve, or even help eleviate the problem? No. Does it inconvenience and intrude upon the honest consumer ... yes. My install and reg went very smoothly ... under 5 minutes for both, so no biggie. But I still think it is silly and hurts customer relations and therefore sales and future sales. -Tim