You paid for an illegally hacked copy of a copyrighted software. vBulletin has every right to demand taking it down. That is an unfortunate situation for you, indeed, but a perfectly legitimate one.
You can always pay for just the year lease license @ $85 USD until you save up enough for an owned license. Likewise, you can ask your members for support if they wish to keep your community active. Set up a PayPal donation account for it!
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