VMS:
I have, and they've ended in downloads that don't finish, don't exist, or want to eat my HD. Torrents are no longer seeded, at least not ones on public trackers.
These libraries have fallen off in popularity more recently, as Spectrasonics merged some/much of both into Omnisphere 2. I was going to attempt using that instead, except documentation on what is or is not from these original libraries means that I would have to just test each and every patch and hope I could recognize sounds by ear - not fun with a 42GB sound library.
Geforceg4:
I agree with you. However, the tech (especially software) community is constantly chasing the latest and greatest, and thus avenues like Ebay are usually selling them at collector's prices (which is beyond my budget).
Also, I understand how some companies come down on the copyright stuff. The only reason I've asked here is because these specific libraries have been offered for circulation on these boards before (figured a forum search would be worth a shot and came up with several).