Male_M3dia will you please stop implying that I am claiming that there is some sort of secret DAZ illuminati plan going on here? You are flame baiting and I am not going to bite. In fact, I am going to stop addressing you.

To elaborate on my previous thought, in the hope that someone from DAZ might read it...

I am not anti-DRM. I am anti-pointless DRM. Which is what I am reading into statements like "minimal security."

My suggestion is this....

Every customer gets two keys. The first key is a generic this is customer "A" sort of key. Has to be renewed every thirty days, which is pretty typical for most DRM items. The second key is a more specific key, possibly one for each product. This key has to be renewed every two or three days.

I buy a new product on it's release day. The product is encoded to my customer key and I receive a specific product key for it. When I add the product to a scene, the keys are checked. If my keys are invalid, the product doesn't de-crypt. If my keys are out of date, either one of them, then the product adds into the scene (so that I can still compose a project) but I am not able to export or render that scene.

After six months the product is updated to remove the security and the keys are no longer needed.

1. This provides DRM with some actual teeth. Something that might actually deter a pirate for a little longer. Maybe out beyond the six month window.
2. DRM intolerant customers have the option of waiting to purchase until the unlocked item is available. And potentially paying a premium, non-sale price.
3. DRM cautious customers will have a reassurance that in six months the product will be open. And there is no fear of a kaiju attack on Salt Lake City.
4. Customers with out of date keys are not locked out. They can still compose a scene, they just can't finalize it until their license is validated.