I see CL's new protection scheme as a way to stop or hinder the "common pirate", not the crack/hacker. I can't tell you how many times I've been contacted by folks who have ported Poser over to their friends/cousins/brothers computer to make wrestling/comicbook/porno images... and have asked me for help with the program. I can't hold anything against CL for taking their protection up a notch. Hopefully it will slow down that sort of activity a bit.

As it's been stated, there's no way to stop the hardcore hacker, but why not try to slow down Junior next door? I don't see it as a way of hurting the honest person... I'd rather have all of this verification then a huge price hike any day.

I came, I rendered, I'm still broke.