1 - just like any other software around (with or without copy protection). 2 - doubt so. you are contradicting yourself with statement nr. 3, where you assumed it's 10% loss (where did you get that figure anyhow?). 3 - $329 is not how much this software costs, it's a figure that public survey people come out with, assuming that this is the market value where it'll had most sells. 4 - no doubt. but i ask myself why old bugs and design flaws did make it in poser 5 again. 5 - creators won't get any money from my registration, but from my credit card company. they will get my money even if my registration fails. let alone the fact that i don't like to register anywhere. any software that can be cracked will be. period. but, as well as i take precautions to keep my property safe without trying to involve third parties, i expect from software companies to do the same, without punishing buying customers,