I am happy that Curious Labs picked up Poser and will continue development. And LW's work on the Poser upgrades has been wonderful, and added features are appreciated. BUT... I believe that legally, they must inform you that they are transferring information from your computer. However, since the serial number technically belongs to them, there is sort of a gray area. However, I think a class action lawsuit would still find them guilty of using the host system's resources illegally. Theft of Service, Breaking and Entering (into a computer system) are just a few of the normal charges they throw at companies who engage in this type of practice. Personally, I will NOT buy the next Poser version unless I hear a statement from Curious Labs about this whole situation and it had better include an apology for trying to pull a fast one on us. As far as the other allegations: Whenever something like this happens, the conspiracy theory advocates come out of the woodwork and make all type of accusations. Let's wait until the people who have the neccessary equipment and software can track exactly what information has been getting transferred.