Shadowcat, I don't know if they are still in business, but I think Digimark (or Digimarc?) offered a service like that. It was server software that somehow could dynamically insert a hidden watermark that would be keyed to the user i.d. of the person downloading it, I believe. I think most potential customers found it either impracticle or to expensive, so it may not be a viable solution. If such a solution is available, then maybe Renderosity could just use it on a few, high potential items (to cut cost vs. using it on every item), with out announcing which items. Then, your plan comes into play, monitor the web looking for the item to pop up as Warez, check the i.d., then take action against the offender. Of course, now that I think about it, there would be a number of ways around this system, which I won't share to give anyone ideas, but even this probably wouldn't work to well. I really do think any member here warezing these items should be very ashamed of themselves. The same "code of honor" that prevents most warezers from inserting virii into items they make available usually also calls for them not to pirate from individual programmers or artists. It's always hard to imagine "honor among thieves", but even among many of their peers, anyone ripping off artists here would be considered to have zero honor.