After receiving notification of the public email that has been shared with us all I have been moved to pop in here and deposit my 2 cents.
@Jason Carr
You are a victim in all of this. You were clearly threatened without due cause. The behaviour of this person was despicable and you appeared to handle yourself extremely well with only the best intentions. Do not feel any guilt in sharing this with us and asking us not to betray your kind nature by obtaining a pirated license for Launchbox Premium. There is zero reason for people to be complaining about receiving the email as it is merely a mailing list update. A person can choose to ignore it or unsub from the mailing list without much hassle. However, I can't help but find myself disgusted by the lack of apathy some people are showing towards the whole situation.
"I am a Launchbox user but why is this my problem?" We are the launchbox community and this is our problem!
I myself have purchased a lifetime license and I would encourage all users who wish access to the premium features to do the same. It is not expensive. Not in the slightest. It is hassle-free and DRM-free. You couldn't really ask for more. I would never consider sharing said license with anybody (my fiance is also using it but we live together and share a room day and night and also have a shared bank account so in truth we've both paid for it anyway. If this still counts as a breech of terms Jason, inform me asap and I shall immediately have the premium license removed from her machine. I do not wish to cause you any hardship.)
The software has been a godsend and worth every penny spent on the premium. Jason clearly stated in the email that nobody needs to feel obligated to do anything so please, I urge you not to complain needlessly. He is not trying to "build an army" or anything of the sort. In fact he is requesting the opposite. Everyone is free to ignore this situation at no detriment to themselves or use of the software.
Thank you once again Jason for all your hard work. It is truly appreciated.