queri, I think you missed the reasoning behind that statement: "The File Formats are ASCII text and can be easily viewed and imported/exported. Likewise, reverse engineering for the purpose of program interoperability is legal. DAZ may want to formalize the ability to use the File Formats as a professional courtesy by purchasing the rights to do so, but buying Poser outright would be a waste of money when there is already considerable finances being spent on DAZ Studio." It is well within DAZ's grasp, as it is now, to continue support for Poser files without buying Poser; thereby retaining the Poser community support. Since DAZ would have to buy the whole thing "lock, stock, and barrel" if he were to buy the Poser codebase, it would be a waste for such a relatively small portion of the package. There may be the necessity to license the ability, but that would be a far less expensive endeavor than buyng the whole shebang.