Okay timoteo1... explain (yes, explain) why the car keys analogy is NOT valid. Oh please, "waste" your time. We lock our cars because we don't know who is honest or dishonest. The professional thief WILL break in no matter what - the unprofessional will have a more difficult time. Poser5 copy protection - the "professional cracker" WILL break the copy protection code - the unprofessional (aka casual copier) will have a more difficult time. So... EXPLAIN why "that's just not even remotely valid." Will it take that long to explain? Poppi - yeah, she's grounded because she mentions her bills come first. Well... of course that's smart. Unfortunately she mentions this in her SECOND post and it's probably her MAIN reason for not buying Poser5 NOW. And saying that you haven't entered the Windows long codes because Win98 was already on her machine is just naive. So, she didn't put it on her machine. But it WAS put on her machine. And if she eventually upgrades she'll probably have to do it anyway. To me, that's not a very firm grasp on the reality of the situation. And poppi, when did I ever say YOU don't have a grip? If you're not sure you'll be using the software or if it's right for you, then WHY would I assume you'd buy it? Okay? You should get a grip on what you're saying. Anybody who buys Poser5 first and worries about real-world bills second has a serious reality problem anyway. My bottom line - when everyone becomes intelligent enough to create their own programs, then I guess we won't have to worry about this sort of thing, will we?