Copy protection, is this going to far?

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smilertoo
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The radiohead album isnt a good example, the online sale was a preview, you can now buy it in shops.
My main bugbear with software protection are schemes that punish the legitimate buyer; theres plenty of examples of games where the cracked version is less hassle to play.