Imagine you are a freelance engineer. You mix a song for a client using a cracked Melodyne. The client asks for revisions next week. You open the session, but a Windows update broke your crack. Or worse, Celemony released an update that blacklists your serial number.
When you use a "Melodyne pirate" crack, you are telling those developers that their time, expertise, and passion are worth zero dollars.
: Comes with Melodyne Essential built-in.