Cheers, I can see alot of people thinking just as you do. And I do completely understand the frustration and annoyance. But I have the strangest feeling that as soon as CL comes out with Poser 5 and you see all of the incredible upgrades it has - upgrades that may make Poser 4 look alot less attractive - you and a great many others will end up saying that the copy protection isn't that bad and considering how much more you would be getting... it's worth the added aggravation. I may be wrong - but I'd bet against that. I guess we'll ust have to wait and see.