"Why should someone give you something that you can make money from?" Because it's free. What you do with it, as long as you don't make money from selling the file itself, should be up to you. "Why shouldn't the original creator make money from his/her own product?" Because it's free. "Would you give them a portion of your profits or wages?" If they were selling it, and I wanted to buy it, yes. If they give it away for free, and specify not to use it for commercial artwork, then I won't use it, unless it is so supercool I have to secure permission, etc. "But why should I help you make a living with my work?" You don't have to. I've uploaded various files, and if people want to use them in a commercial render/animation, more power to them, as long as it isn't promoting anything illegal or pornographic. I chose to give those files away for free, so it's up to the artist to use them. But I respect the rights of the creator if they don't want their free stuff used in a commercial image. "I probably could have tried to sell the stuff, but again, I thought of helping others get going with Poser like I was doing a year ago when I first started." Yes, I am hoping to create some products for sale soon, but also give away my "training" products, like my RoboChicken I made. I respect the wishes of the free stuff creator, if they do not want their free stuff to be used in commercial work. When they make this specification, the file usually will never get installed and end up in the recycle bin. It's just my opinion that when I download something, I don't want to worry whether or not I can use it in a picture I want to sell in the future. I also want people to be happy when they see they can use it in commercial work too. I guess it annoys me to see 1000 strings attached for something that is 'free'. This is just my opinion. Ben MessianicArt.com