[dry suit diver]

Originally Posted by MattS

So you don't see anything wrong in vandals ripping up front gardens, and wrecking public spaces then? They rarely get caught. What about the life-rings down on the quay, it would be OK for me to go and nick them because they are not locked up?

Fitting a lock is a damn site easier and cheaper than fitting effective copy protection. It is pretty easy to implement a simple and effective copy protection system, but it's illegal due to privacy laws - bit of a conundrum that.

The fact is, if you are using pirated software you are a thief. Personally I find your trying to justify it more objectionable than the crime itself.

Another bit of free software, but strangely not very popular.

so like all the people who offer ' evaluation' copies of Tom tom on here.

what about the artists who have their music copied, thats what I find objectionable but it seems to not get commented on. I am not justifying it and when i use winrar more often than once in a very long time ( I checked and last time I opened it was 3 years ago) I will purchase a licence.

yes you are right it is theft but the examples you give about vandalism are getting a bit pedantic and this is really taking the thread way off topic.

another great little free bit of software is Power point viewer from the M$ website