Intelectual property is an oxymoron as well, but that's another case. Saying that someone with a legitimate copy hindered by a piece of stupid software can't download what is essentialy a no-starforce patch just because a bunch of lobbyist came up with some ridiculous rules around a century ago is saddening. I support developers and buy as many sim games as possible, but I loathe the "IP thieves/terrorists" as well.
Thanks for the hint Ryo, saw that earlier but I didn't know it was an image from the "famous" German magazine. No more DVD shuffling in my broken DVD drive and patching it seven times, hooray!