The only thing I can say is this is an old situation that goes right back to the copyright protection wars to protect the software sold on floppies. Present ti

The only thing I can say is this is an old situation that goes right back to the copyright protection wars to protect the software sold on floppies. Present time the solution for many is the phone home route with the idea that their client's system is online always. The other goto was to contract a service that specialises in tracking down any unauthorised versions and contacting site admins - but IMO the web is so diverse these days it's simply not worth the money. I would say if software is intriguing and works well, more often there will be a 'cracked' version on the web somewhere. I know many people see the pirating as lost profit, but more often there's a stark reality, they were never going to afford it in the first place - in which case it's not money lost but software getting exposure which might lead to more sales by those who've seen it in action. I've also seen absolute rubbish that had more money and time spent on protecting the ever so precious contents, that's been cracked only to allow curious users to see what a lemon it was.