Or maybe they knew about the runtime checks, but made a decision not to add them? As others have pointed out, this plugin can be used during live performances.

Or maybe they knew about the runtime checks, but made a decision not to add them? As others have pointed out, this plugin can be used during live performances. The last thing a plugin author wants is a reputation for their software being flaky at really bad times. A runtime copy protection check might fail for spurious reasons, who knows.