And that's the real issue. The CAD company did suffer harm, however the idea of the output being copyright is wrong but it looks like that was the only angle they could go. Our system is pretty screwed up. I wonder if there chould be a case for a "corrupt practices act". If you can prove they knowingly outsourced to a company they knew was using pirated software how is that different then working through let's say a channel partner that pays bribes? I deal with partners all the time and under US law if I knowing I am doing business through a 3rd party that paid a bribe (my hands never touched it) I can be prosecuted because I knew.