You know.... some of you people annoy the friggin' hell outta me. Gotta have something to complain about. 1. Anthony has stated that you'll be able to put it on several computers without any flags being waved. 2. If you reformat your harddrive it "should" not require you to re-contact CL. (He'll let us know.) 3. We all know that copy protection doesn't work for the professional cracker. 4. This copy protection is primarily for the casual copier; making another copy for cousin, friend, etc. If they see what you've got and they like it, $350 isn't too much to shell out for a program that does this much. And if they can't buy it right away - they do what all honest people do; they use Mommy & Daddy's credit card or they SAVE for it. And I could go on and on. Contrary to (the apparently) popular belief that EVERYONE knows where to download cracked versions of programs... that isn't true. Not everyone wants to or does. And those who do and don't know how/where... well... maybe they'll buy their copy because they'll be reading this list and hear how absolutely fantastic the software is! You know what? If you don't like the copy protection system they've got, fine. DON'T BUY THE SOFTWARE. Again, you need something to complain about. Currently I'm sticking with W2k and not bothering with WinXP simply BECAUSE of that sort of copy protection. (Well, that and the fact that apparently W2k is more stable:) So... I'm NOT buying that product from them. On the flip side, I think Poser 5 is gonna be kickass. So... this copy protection may be annoying, but then I've got three seats of Lightwave so I'm used to this MINOR irritation. And YES, it IS minor. Someone brought up the fact that they don't want to have to call Ford every time they get into their car to go to work. What kind of lame analogy is that? It doesn't equate to this copy protection at all. You DON'T have to call CL everytime you use Poser - just when you switch computers. Well... if you move to a different state, you DO have to re-register your car in that state. And in NJ (where I am), if you move from this house to that house you also have to inform the state. Hassle? Yes! Necessary? Well, to the state it is. And... it's the law. Oh, you say you're registering with the state and NOT Ford? Well, like someone else here already said, you're NOT copying the car to the new state - you're taking the same car since it can't be duplicated. Software can be duplicated. Just think about it. It will sink in eventually. Legitimate questions are great. Can I install Poser 5 on a second machine? Do I have to re-register everytime I reformat? Can I put it on my laptop AND desktop? Can I put it on my work machine and my home machine? Etc. But to everyone who is complaining about this copy protection and saying that NOW they're NOT going to buy Poser 5.... fine.... again, DON'T FRIGGIN'BUY IT. I WILL buy it - already pre-ordered. And so have three other friends I have that DON'T have cracked copies nor any intention of looking for them. Curious Labs is NOT a big company. They are doing this because it's the cheapest way out for them and us. Perhaps next time they'll go with a dongle? You'd like that wouldn't you? YOU try being a small company and having your software copied and given to friends. Oh but Megalodon, it's going to be cracked anyway. Well... duh, I did say the CASUAL COPIER - not the experienced hacks that post it on the web. READ. Instead of giving major grief to the small company (CL) - why don't all of you who've decided NOT to buy the software (or even those who just want to complain) because of this copy protection system start a campaign against Micro$oft where it will do some "real" good. Start picking on the "Big Guys" instead of the smaller Curious Labs that live from software release to software release. It's SO easy to complain about your "incredible inconvenience." Hell, most of us in THIS country (USA) and those who CAN buy this software have it easy - REAL EASY. Start thinking of the others less-fortunate in this world and where does that put your "incredible inconvenience?" I can tell you where but I do draw the line at SOME language. Ohhh... boohoo... woe is me who has to call or e-mail CL every time I put Poser 5 on another computer. Oh, but Megalodon, I have twelve software packages that have me do the SAME thing. And now, another one? Ohhhh, that's SOOOO terrible. And those of you who have to reformat your drive five times a month?... you've got something wrong with your system. Fix it. People - get a life! MOST Sincerely, Megalodon