I think the subject is relevant and serves a useful purpose to Poser users. It isn't about warez; it is about how Curious Labs' attempt to deal with warez affects legitimate Poser users. There is definitely a lot of hysteria and misinformation floating about - well, welcome to the human race. darchangel, I, for one, was not 'whining and bitching' about the 'protection' scheme, I was expressing concerns and seeking information. And you may recall that I supported your complaint against the warez hysteria. Steve Yatson appears to be implying that if there hadn't been a 'leak' (breaking of confidentiality agreement?) from the German magazine, we Poser users would have learned the full story about this only when the whole system was put in place with the release of the Pro Pack update (my apologies in advance to Steve if this is not the case). I'm sure that announcement schedule would have been convenient for Curious Labs, but it might have been too late for any Pro Pack users who don't want an invasive and restrictive protection scheme imposed upon them. I think it's fair to say that Curious Labs were surprised at the level of controversy about their scheme - and I mean about the actuality of their scheme, not just the various misinformed scare stories. There can be no doubt in their minds now that cyber privacy is a very serious issue to most active members on this forum.