This workaround relies on the fact that Microsoft is currently offering, for a time limited period, free upgrades for the Media Center add-on, and it is this process that is flawed because Microsoft does not check the validity of theoriginal key used to activate thecopy of Windows 8 Pro before dishing out another key.
Whether it meets the legal definition of a copy or not is one thing, but the perception that Zynga is a creatively bankrupt studio without an original idea in its head is only amplified by new games like this.