I suspect that in some cases, folks download stuff and then never actually install it, not unlike that free stuff item that looks so geat, I'm sure I'll find a use for it, well maybe. Like kids in a candy store, 'wow! PhotoBlast 9 - grab it.' Anyone who has the knowledge or incentive to actually install and use some sophisticated program probably knows enough to run a virus check, have a firewall running to catch a program "calling home," etc. Not to diminish the problem but I think that unlike mp3's which any idiot can enjoy, folks with the brains to use software often have better things to do than troll the internet looking for another half-dozen programs to master. Poser is actually in a rather bad position I think. CL is a small company with a rather unique product, no freeware or shareware equivalents, no real commercial equivalents and a fairly reasonable price. I doubt that most people who download a cracked copy of Maya were ever going to shell out two grand to buy it if you held a gun to their heads. They might however shell out the price of Poser it it weren't avaliable any other way. Some people criticized CL's amnesty program but I think for them, it was a good idea.

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