I think this a pretty gutsy move on Curious Labs part. I have to salute them on this attempt to curb the theft of their product. I've never heard of any software company trying this approach and I will be very interested in seeing how it works out for them. I remember when I found that a Daz's freebe I download was corrupted. It was a few weeks old and I hadn't checked it when I downloaded it (Dumb, I know). I really wanted the model but now it was no longer free. I sent an email to Daz and explained to them my problem and within a day they had set up a way for me to download the model again for free. That act has left a special place in my heart for Daz as a company. The reason I rambled on about the above is that this act of Curious Labs may have the same effect on many people using the software illegally. The next time they see something of CL's stuff available in a Warez site they may think 'No, they made a pretty big gesture, they're diffrent from the other companies, I'm not going to steal from them'. As far as the money I've spend to buy poser, I've already gotten enough hours of enjoyment out of the package that I'm still miles ahead of what I spent. Besides what ever losses they recoupe from this will help make Poser a better product which will be better for all of us. And as far as competition, the niche that Poser fills they pretty much created. I have been using Poser on and off since Poser 2 and before that a product called Human CAD. There just hasn't been a human design and now animation solution that I'm aware of, for the home user before Poser. I have 3D Studio MAX and character studio, they are pretty old version's but they're mine. I've never Upgraded them because of Poser. I just couldn't produce the stuff from scratch as good as the stuff in Poser. Poser provides instant gradification and it's fun to use despite some of the bugs. (This is my hobby so it has to FUN) Just my two cents or 1.36 cents US. 8) Thorgrim