I probably shouldn't be getting into this fray, but really, haven't CL's "proprietary formats" only been proprietary since P5's release? I would think that only the 'z' files (crz, etc.) would be of concern. (But that's logic, and logic has nothing to do with law.) There's tons of aps that read and write the normal text files. Of course, there's a difference between a helper ap and a direct competitor, but still. Looking at it from a practical angle, lawsuits take years. I don't think Curious Labs will be around long enough to see it to an end, especially since the lawsuit would probably upset business for both companies. And I don't think Curious Labs would be able to get an injunction against DAZ's program using those formats because there's so many aps out there that also do so. I'm sure DAZ has considered this and many aspects we haven't even thought of. They'll weigh the risks vs. the benefits of supporting the file formats we're used to, and decide from there. Even if DAZ's app doesn't support Poser file directly, if their format is also a text file, then there will be a free conversion program out within a month. I'm not a lawyer though. I'm just offering my take on things.