I too will "sign" this petition. This "activiation scheme" (as with Microsoft's) only prevents "Don" from installing a second copy of Poser on his graphic-artist wife "Judy"'s laptop. Will they have to buy 2 copies or will CL allow the second installation? (Two computers, 2 copies of Poser, possibly running at the same time.) On the other hand, there's "Mike", who has heard of Poser 5, but never used it. He goes looking for it on xx (that "p2p" program) and finds a cracked version. And, in less than an hour, he's got the full version of the program installed... and without an "activation scheme". His friend, "Vicky" has also heard about Poser and asks Mike if he has a copy. No problem- he copies it to a CD and she installs it... again, without the "activation scheme". Question: Who is this "protection" protecting against? Answer: Not the "hardcore" (or even "casual") "warez user", but the honest person who actually buys the program. Sure the "warez user" has an illegal copy, but he's more free than the "honest user" when it comes to installing the program on his laptop, another PC, or even doing a full re-install. --John

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