Glad you decided to buy a legit copy of A7. I don't believe the "from a friend" story though, lol. Everyone says that.

Lot's of people do jump on the "shame on wrz people!" bandwagon, but this is often what happens. People end up liking it and buying the software, so they can actually use it commercially and publish. It would be suicide to publish with or use illegal versions commercially anyway. And the reason they do it is because the demos really don't let you see what it's capable of before you make that $800 commitment. That's why I wish Conitec would basically offer the trial of the FULL Pro features freely, but WITHOUT a license to publish (they could sue your socks off for breaking the agreement). Lot's of software firms do that. It would basically destroy the "wrz scene", and end up boosting sales anyway. Thus we'd end up with a larger community, and Conitec with more revenues to fund future dev of the engine. Win-win situation, me thinks.
But anyway, I hope you're not lying, letterdisser. And WHATEVER you do, DON'T redistribute or publish with things that are illegal. Conitec and other companies will break your balls. They can make you VERY sorry when they find out.