[itsnotlupus]

Cracking is about removing anti-features, typically copy protections. It pairs well with pirating, but neither one strictly requires the other.

[nonethewiser]

> Cracking is about removing anti-features

Anti what features? Piracy?

[function_seven]

Anti-backup, Anti-I-don't-have-a-cdrom-on-this-machine, Anti-I-lost-the-stupid-dongle, etc.

Like parent says, cracking and piracy pair well, but I've had to do it many times just for compatibility reasons, on software I had purchased.