Wanna download IE 7? Until today, you've had to jump through Windows Genuine Advantage's annoying validation hoop to prove your copy of Windows is legit. But in a rare instance of Microsoft loosening its copy-protection reins, the company has announced that you'll be able to get IE 7 without validation. Good for them--and good news for anyone thinks that WGA is an affront to the millions of people who pay for their copies of Windows.