It's a vicious circle. True, Poser wouldn't be here without the community, but this community would not be here without Poser. It is Poser that brought us together and it is Poser that keeps us here.

They are not smacking YOU upside the head. They are directing their smack at the illegal distributers of their software. All they are asking you to do is duck out of the way.

You carry Poser on your hard drive from home to work. Maybe they already made provisions for this? Maybe you only have to register it twice? Why don't you politely ask them how that will work before you accuse them?