The original post: /r/piracy by /u/hlloyge on 2025-06-06 04:52:42.
I was sailing for almost a decade then, and the new app arrived called WinMX. Everyone I knew was talking about it, and heh, I had to try it. It was time of Windows 98 SE. So, I've installed the program, and got surprised how easy it was to find music. If I found something interesting, I would check out what the user was sharing. And one day, I saw that someone, by mistake probably, shared his whole C disk. Curiously, I browsed it, and there, in Program Files, was Wincmd folder. I was using it too, although cracked. I've entered it, and there it was: wincmd.key file. I've downloaded it, and put in my installation, and voila, my copy got registered to full version.
So, this way I'd like to thank you, Mr. Cienega, I've used it for a few years until I bought my own licence. Nowadays I don't use cracked software, I bought what I use but mostly replaced it with freeware alternatives.
But piracy has shifted to some other seas and lands. Matey, ahoy!