Clarkie Wrote:
"I take offense to that, Pumeco, and so should every other person on this forum. I'm not a crook or a thief. Just because Poser  or any other company does  something I may not like with their product by no way means that I am willing to steal it. The only exception to that would probably be something that I honestly can't live without , like food or water, or perhaps something that creates an extreme hardship. Poser does not qualify on either of those grounds. Nor does any other software I own. I did without them before they came along, and I can do without them again, if need be.Sorry, but unless there's some great humanitarian need, piracy is just theft, pure and simple and there is NO justification for it."

You misunderstood.  I'm not saying that people should steal it or that I would steal it (I never steal anything).  I'm pointing out that all this stuff ever does is inconvenience the paying customer and still does not prevent piracy.  The way I'll personally deal with this is that I won't be buying it - simple as that.  You'll no doubt buy it (even though you shouldn't), but as you said, if you don't like something you won't buy it (but you won't pirate it either).

Well it's the same here, but we're not talking about us, we're talking about them, the world at large.  Poser is going to be had for free whether SM like it or not, and that means even with the inconvenience of the activation system in place - so what's the point?  It's a dumb, pointless, typically corporate, inconsiderate move that does nothing other than effect the very people that are honest enough to help them develop the software (you).  Pirates couldn't give a crap about SM or Poser, Clarkie, they'll likely have the protection cracked within minuites of it being available, so a lot of previous purchasers will chose that route instead, because they understandably don't see why they should pay to be inconvenienced when those that get it for free, won't have that stupid activation system.  The crackers simply remove all that shit, it's all in a few minutes work for people with those skills.

What you're contemplating accepting here, is no different than going into a car showroom and slapping cash on the desk for a brand new car.  You paid for it in full so there is nothing outstanding, yet the dealer tells you you're gonna have to report to them for the keys if you want to drive it.

Just as that situation would demand, my message to SM is : FUCK OFF