Ironbear's comment "shooting yourselves in both feet" pretty much summed CLs problem here. It seems like these measures would make using cracked versions more attractive then using the genuine article. At some part in the debate the argument changed from "we are trying to stop these warez people distributing on the net" to "The problem is the casual distribution of copies of licensed CDs to colleagues and acquaintances" Both are legitimate arguments for better security but flip-flopping between the two would seem to indicate that these actions were not very well thought out. Obviously the impact on the brand loyalty was not taken into account at all and I'm glad someone said something before I shelled out the cash for an upgrade. As someone said earlier it seems that Adobe has found a better way to implement security measures without alienating their user base. It seems CL has already invested a lot in this new security "feature" and doesn't want to throw their investment away. The thing is it's the long-term impact that is important for continuing revenues and there comes a time to cut your loses on a bad investment. Many of us feel also a great deal annoyance over the fact that priority has been given to these measures instead of fixing existing problems we the users have to deal with. I bought a CL packaged Poser 4 last fall and have still not been able to register it at the site and I am not paying international rates to phone in a registration.