Dale B wrote:

"Aren't you forgetting that little thing called IP? You could go to DAZ and buy one of those nifty architectural environmental scenes...but you can't open a Bryce br5 file with Vue. or Poser. Or Maya, for that matter. Vue's vob format is the same. As is Max's .max, and all the other compressed/proprietary formats the bigger apps use."

This is correct, however with the applications of which I am familiar with... anything brought into Poser, Max,Maya, XSI or LW CAN be exported and I can use it in the app of my choice.

Dale B wrote:

"All we have done is purchase what amounts to a liscence to use that one copy of that original creation that we downloaded. And not in any way we want, but within the restrictions (or lack of restrictions) set by the creator. Exceed those limits, and you can be held liable both for old copyright violation and DMCA statute violations."

This is a good point. However I still feel even though I am buying the "rights" for ME to use the model, I should be able to use it in any application I choose.

Petshoo wrote:

"Sure, if you buy a copy-protected item, you can't export it. E-on has been quiet clear about that. The way I understand e-on's reasoning is that some people are not interested in exporting their content to other apps, and e-on is simply offering them the opportunity to get their content cheaper.
If you want to be able to export your content, well, don't buy copy-protected items. Go for the non-copy protected versions which are offered at Cornucopia, or stick to "generic" formats. E-on is just giving us more options. What's wrong with that?!"

This is a good point too. Personally I could not care less since I have never and will never buy anything from Cornucopia3D. I don't like the way they handled the entire fiasco of copy protection from day one.

If creators of content want to charge two different prices for the two types of content, that's fine - I won't be buying either. Essentially what that does is penalize everyone who wants to use the content in any application by making them pay for what the pirates get for free. I think it's bad business practice and I won't subsidise it.

People here were up in arms over the copy protection of Poser 5 and many said they would not buy it or future versions because of it. I was used to this having LW and WB and Mirage, etc. which require locks and passwords. I've never run into copy protection like this (not that there wasn't any mind you) and I don't like it. Therefore... like those who opposed the Poser copy protection... I oppose this type as well and won't be buying any of it - copy protected or not - since I feel we are being taken advantage of. Those who do not feel this way can of course buy anything at Cornucopia3D to their hearts content.

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