"You know what? If you don't like the copy protection system they've got, fine. DON'T BUY THE SOFTWARE." Isn't that what most people that don't like the copy protection are stating? That they won't buy it? As a matter of fact, stuff like this can take a company out of business. Sure, Microsoft is big and mighty and all that crap, but how long do you think the customers are gonna let companies f-word them in the ass? There will come a time when Joe Average will realize that he's been played and go like: "Hey! What the...?" and stop buying software from those companies. And what is CL doing? Same thing as Microsoft: treating their customers like dirt. Don't you guys remember what happened to Wordstar? Same thing. I just finished reading this thread and it's innimaginable the amount of people that are against the implementation of such tactics. CL, you KNOW you're gonna loose more customers than you're gonna gain with this, right? For trying to make a few extra bucks, you guys are gonna loose that much more. I, for one, came to the conclusion that if Poser 4 works fine for me, what do I need Poser 5 for, if it's gonna bring all that extra hassle? Hey, I can do hair and clothing in 3D Max (clothing with a FREE plugin called SimCloth), so why bother with Poser 5? That's one shiny nail you're hammering into your coffin, CL.