Sorry if I came across in an accusational manner, but there are a lot of people out there looking for "cracks" to avoid paying for the software.
Unfortunately if one actually loses the hardware, dongle or Tx interface, sadly they are SOL, if it's damaged or inoperable contact Ikarus, they have policies regarding replacement of cables that are inoperative or got chewed by the pet Tarantula[X(], but y'gotta have the "remains"
I believe there was a thread some months back where folks in Euroland were being prosecuted and fined for buying illegal interface cables on the internet, sounds a bit draconian to me, but the market for r/c flight sims is nowhere near the size of any other game or simulator, so the software folks have to protect their investment.
Pete