No (sorry folks for diving into technobabble zones :-) The "packages" are only a way to emulate the new OS-X file manager under OS 9. OS-X supports more different forks than the classic data/resource ones, and the technical workaround is to disguise this as a fake folder. I can't think of a decent use for protection as far as this goes. As soon as the application is Carbon it will run under OS 9, so this option wouldn't change anything as well. The fact that Office-X doesn't run under OS 9 was a political decision by MS which no-one really understands, especially if you think about their low sales that subsequentally resulted. As far as protection goes - Apple has a clear policy for years and they didn't change it recently. Basically they encourage software developers to avoid copy protection, but if it's really necessary then they recommend hardware dongles as the only safe alternative. Hardware dongles are indeed supported by OS-X and there are already some high-end apps using them. But if you browse through their technical developer notes and releases you will find that they ULTIMATELY discourage the usage of any hardware hacks in order to implement protection. There is a classic release note about "creating a machine dependent ID" where they discuss possible solutions, but the whole thing is a bit like "don't take any drugs at all, but if you must take drugs then please only use marihuana and don't take heroin, but best don't any drugs at all, really, really, really!!!" :-) They clearly state that this kind of protection is dangerous, unreliable, annoys potential customers and will be a major headache with every new computer model and system software. If anyone sends them an email requesting help with coding one, you sure get a "sod off" message in return... :-)