http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26835
--- Comment #87 from Timothy Pearson kb9vqf@pearsoncomputing.net 2011-04-23 13:50:42 CDT ---
The problem is that discussion in this context (hey if you do this then your game will work) is encouraging others to break the law. This is usually illegal, no different than if the murder detective story writer was encouraging people to commit murder in real life.
Like I mentioned earlier, I don't agree with the law but I am bound by it. Valve may fix their junk on their own, or they may end up giving refunds, or there may be a lawsuit, who knows at this point. But one thing is sure, if you are in the United States you are breaking the law if you use the crack. Period.
Also, I forgot to mention that the crack does not allow you to play multiplayer as it severs the game from Steam according to posters above. So if you want to actually use the ENTIRE game that you paid for, it would be a good idea to simply wait and keep pestering Valve about their bug(s).