Single User Licensing..... @#!*&

OK, I need to vent on this one. I'm all for software security - even though it can be cracked, I understand it.

Now, I own Half LIfe 2, and was really ticked that I had to register the game online, and continue doing so for over a week to play the game - I had to be online for this. Now, I have a little boy that I would like to let goof around with the game on another machine - NOPE!

I think if you purchase something, you should be entitled to use it as you see fit - at least in your house.

Not to mention having to register a game online, that you plan to play offline. This is a real pain.

Seems someone at InfoWorld had the same issues, and even wrote an editorial about this