"Poser software is overpriced and this is the core of the problem." As stated earlier, as compared to what ? Your looking to drop about $7500 on Max and $5000 on LightWave to get them to do everything really well. "Let's be honest here. Most of the people who use it are not going to get the results you guys get and as such they are paying far too much for a program that is full of bugs and quirks and all you end up with is a bad electronic Barbie Doll. No wonder they try and steal it." LOL, I personally haven't seen a program yet that didn't have something wrong with it somewhere, well except for some very basic rudimentary programs. Actually, Poser is one of the better behaving programs I've seen. The major hurdle most people face is acquiring the skills necessary to achieve the results they want, this isn't a software shortcoming, and it is more pronounced in the higher-end, more complex programs. "Curious Labs beware , because if 3dsmax or Lightwave decide to go head to head ,you could be doomed at the current prices you charge." Don't hold your breath on that one. As to the warez thing, comparing Poser to Max or LightWave is like comparing apples to oranges. With the ease of use and availability of so much "stuff" that is ready for use, the chances that Poser warez would eat into legitimate sales would seem to be an obvious conclusion. Will this new copy protection stop piracy of the program ? No, but it will prevent most of the casual sharing(multiple copies at a site or the friend's copy syndrome) of the program which I suspect is a bigger problem than warez downloading. As to Poser and 3D being an expensive hobby, sure it can be, but try raising some horses, talk about a money pit. /my slightly sarcastic point here is that it is all relative/