"I don't understand why it would be so frustrating (I know I'm missing something) Isn't is just a matter of calling in your serial number and getting it reauthorized? ... Again, I'm showing my ignorance, but what could be SO BAD that it would make someone stop using the product?" Pzrite, If you are fortunate it will indeed be only a matter of requesting a new code, and it will probably be an automated system via the web. It may well be that this will be nothing more than a minor inconvenience for most users. However, the last few years I have replaced my notebook computer with a new one annually. Furthermore, as I experiment with software a lot I often reformat my system to get a clean slate. As I mentioned earlier, I have a program with a similar copy protection scheme. Every single time I made anything more than a trivial change I had to request a new code even though I was assured otherwise. I no longer use it. Simply put, I object to feeling like a beggar asking for a handout just to use something for which I have already paid. Neither do I wish to do business with anyone who implicitly assumes that I am a potential thief. That is not the basis of a good relationship. For this same reason I decided not to purchase ZBrush. The bottom line is that I no longer believe that my uninterrupted use and availability of a Poser 5 installation is assured. As I have sold digital work both commercially and as art I would be a fool to allow myself to depend upon Poser any longer. Deadlines are more than just inconvenient and one avoids future problems by not setting oneself up to let them happen. Let me reiterate: I completely understand and sympathize with Curious Labs' position in this matter. Nonetheless I do not agree with it and cannot in good conscience be a part of it. If that means I discard a substantial financial investment in the Poser world, so be it. It's not the end of the world. Life's too short for this crap. - Jack