Pirate checking for freeware download?

Microsoft has a free utility called Chinese Date and Time which shows Chinese Date and Time in the DateTime applet. However, when you try to download the at free utility from the link:

Microsoft Download of Chinese Date and Time

... the system will attempt to download an ActiveX component that checks whether the user is running a pirated Windows XP. I never had seen a requirement to prove that you are running a legal copy of Windows XP in order to download a freeware. :-I

BTW, in case you want to download the utility without being treated as a criminal, you can do a search on Google with the file name "ICalClkSetup.msi", and you should find some web sites that offer the software. The following is one of the examples:

To really download