I wasn't implying that you are giving away identical product to what I am selling, but it is very similar. I respect your right to do so, but I can't really be happy about it. Like I said though, I wasn't trying to get rich from them and they weren't exactly flying off the shelves. It's not like you've killed off my livelyhood or anything, I'm just making a point basically. Regarding software prices, I agree they are high...but when you factor in the relatively small market share, the R&D costs, distribution, stocking, advertising, overhead, piracy, etc... you can see why they are. Software, like music and video, can be easily duplicated and redistributed for pennies on the dollar. This is the problem with selling digital medium...virtually anyone can make unlimited copies of one disc at little or no cost to themselves. Let's say that everyone who buys a legal copy of Photoshop, then turns around and GIVES it to one other person. That's 50% of Adobe's profit out the window every time they make a sale. Imagine if you could buy a Mercedes, drive it into your garage and five minutes later drive an exact copy out the door...now imagine doing that every five minutes until all your friends had a Mercedes too. Pretty soon Mercedes will either be out of business or coming after you with lawyers. That's what software piracy is like...it's a license to print money, but at someone elses expense. That's why prices are so high. Sharing is fine, but sharing someone else's work without their consent is not, as you said. I look at all my computers and software as investments. I do lots of things for my own enjoyment and artistic expression as well, but it is very satisfying to be able to use the gear to help pay for itself. You made a good point about not wanting other people to make money off your work without your consent. I hope that you include a license agreement with your freebies that implies payment for commercial use? In that sense they are only free until you want to use them to make money. "White Warez" is a term I just made up to describe well intentioned freebies that are very similar to items for sale. Kind of like how Greenpeace is called "white terrorism"...well intentioned, but not always right. It's just an expression, not an accusation. I agree that free stuff is great, I download it all the time...In some ways though I'd rather just pay people up front for their efforts. That way if someone wants to buy something I made with it I don't have to worry about credits and long lost Read Me files with artists names on them. Sometimes it's just cheaper to buy than to have to deal with hurt feelings, threats and/or lawsuits down the line because you forgot to credit or pay someone you got a free model from ten years ago. I've given away lots of free stuff...and free advice and support as well. It just ended up costing me too much so I stopped doing it.