{but I have a limited amount of money to spend} Ah, the oldest justification for using warez. "But it's so expensive" "I don't have any money", and so on. And, no, you can not compare software to physical things. If you test drive a car, you give it back when your're done- you don't make your key, drive it around whenever you want, give your friends a key, and let them drive it around. With software, once you "unlock" (or in this case, "crack" it), you can copy it as many times as you want, give it to whomever you want, and they can copy it and give it to whomever they want. If you want a "demo" copy, ask the company if they have one available. If not, you'll have to base your buying decision on the experiences of other people. If you want to praise a piece of software, that's great... just don't mention that it's a pirated/ cracked version... even if it is "legal" to use "cracked" software in Sweden... which I doubt it is, unless Sweden doesn't agree to InterPol policies on copyright issues. ----------- atthisstage- The spirit of "Theft of trademark" is that one person has taken something of someone else's and is either selling it or passing it off as their own. We all know that the people who make these free items have made the Poser version and not the original thing. How is it "stealing" if someone makes a Batman figure for Poser (for free)? How are you taking money from DC Comics? Yes, if you sell the figure, then you are making money off someone else's trademark, but most companies have allowed their creations to be "adapted" for 3-D programs. {Martian Manhunter's handle? Theft of trademark.} This is doubtful- has DC copyrighted the two names together? Is this person (on Renderosity) going around claiming that he's a green shape-shifter from Mars? It's like someone using "Batman" as a handle- perfectly legal as long as it can not be confused with DC Comics Batman character.