Caligari did the same thing with truespace, and while there was no messages from folks admiting to using pirate versions (that i saw), there was a huge amount of folks getting dodgy serial numbers so they could get a cheap copy of true space...so while this may seem a little wierd look at it another way, it'll increase the amount of users and maybe persuade a few software snobs to try it out and help push poser a little higher up the respecatabilty ladder near the level it deserves...just a thought.......Steve