great post, I understand where you're coming from. I know i'd be pissed if I actually put out a high quality ebook or software, yet unable to make money from it due to piracy. like you said, im not knocking free, cause nobody turns down free. but if you earn from the cracked versions and love the software then you should purchase the real deal. Then you get all then benefits of updates and what not, and not worry about being able to find the new version. excellent post