Larry Weinberg- First, I say THANK YOU for Poser in all its versions. And I believe y'all are working hard and sincerely doing the best you know how to balance your interests with other developers' interests, ultimately all of which will give customers' more available stuff at prices people will hopefully want to buy it :-) - - - - - - - - - - But you say: "We'd like to see compatible formats and complementary features in all models and applications produced by both companies -- and everyone else." Then why does your EULA say that your file FORMATS are proprietary? That plus other language says to me as a software writer that I'd better not try writing a software module that works with your file formats and competes with a capability in your program, or you could sue me for violation of the EULA. Especially if someday such a module might work in a competitor's program. File FORMATS should be public domain. Even Microsoft is offering .NET APIs and formats to the community. As it stands, your Poser5 EULA scares the sh*t out of me. NOTE: I'm not a total novice in reading such stuff. I've seen several intensely detailed legal contracts over years employed at both Electronic Arts and Apple Computer, neither of which are exactly known for being legally simple to deal with. Curious Labs isn't in the same league as the big companies I mention. You don't have the clout to get everyone you are going to need on board, as that contract stands. It needs to change dramatically. Please understand, I don't mean to be negative. I am just trying to accurately express the strong negative reaction, as a long-time software writer, that your EULA brought up in me as it is written. Here's hoping that you successfully modify the EULA to match your stated intentions! -- ToolmakerSteve