> If the latest demo has the protection as reported and the full version
> runs as well as the demo, then I have no problem with the software
> company at least (in their minds) trying to protect their property.

If a relatively insignificant thing like Starforce causes you to miss out on
a piece of sim history then you need to get your priorities right. Some
people pretend to have such high moral fibre and yet they're really just
scared of the unknown and are too lazy to try to understand it.