Jim said:
And what "legitimate need" might that be?
Running very expensive software on a much more expensive, but
hardware-incompatible computer.
Or running it somewhere like a classroom where people keep stealing the
dongles.
Or running it in more than one location without having to get someone
to FedEx you the dongle because you left in a hurry.
Or general distaste for an industry that has managed to convince
lawmakers (and quite a few of their customers too) that fair use
doesn't exist; i.e., that we can't be trusted with the choice of
whether to obey the laws.
I for one am thankful that there will always be iconoclastic European
college students who can crack copy protection efforts just as quickly
as they're developed. There should be an endowment for these kids.