Another thought which may be in accord with the LAN serial checkng thing. If larry and co intend to put forth Poser as a more professional application, then this may be an opening shot to test the waters and see what kind of protection their professional Poser should have. Most professional 3D graphics programs tend to have rather intrusive protection schemes, dongles, primarily, but many 3D apps ship with a temporary sierial, and require the user to register either online or via phone before they get a 'real' serial. Just speculating here. Regards- Lemurtek