I don't think there's anything devious going on, ScottA. I think that Daz are simply protecting themselves. There has been much specualtion and hypothetical suppositions in these here forums as of late as to the finacial stautus of Curious Labs. A lot of "what if they went tits-up and I needed to re-authorize my copy of Poser" kinda talk. Well supposing they fall down and go boom... Where would that leave Daz? Their whole company is based on a single product, Poser. What if there was no more Poser? I think it's just plain smart business.