No you haven't offended me, it just seems you have missed the first 12 pages of the conversation. You have laid out a number of idea's that I would say I fundamentally disagree with. It's not personal, I just disagree with the concepts.

From what I can tell you're saying is that Encryption is only a bad thing, because piracy is essentially a positive or irresistible force. That an artist should be flattered when there work is taken without permission even in aspects where it is used in commercial applications. I have to say as an artist i do disagree with this. Piracy at its heart undermines most forms of legitimate trade and creative commercial value, you could also say piracy is somewhat parasitic in nature feeding of a system while not actually nurturing it in any realistic way. Especially so when it relates to cases of the commercial exploitation of others content.

I notice in your readmes that you ask if someone is going to use one of your products in a specific way, that you request they legitimately purchase said product. And you also have numerous copyright statements throughout your site and readmes. Yet you also seem to have no issue in using others copyrighted content in your own commercial enterprise without permission or request from the legal rights holder. I find this scenario to be common thread with a lot of people who engage in casual piracy. A kind of double standard of morale principal. The expectation that their own rights and entitlements should be respected, but holding others rights in a different regard. To the point that deeming it legitimate to pretend there isn't actually any legal breach if they choose to ignore the rights of others.

Which is the reason I raised the perceived issue with the webpage, it's not personal but central to some of the points you're raising and the direction you have chosen for your enterprise. Which I could only describe as high risk. There is a potential for immediate gain but you run the risk of seeing the store pulled or in fact legal action being taken against you. But honestly that is your risk to take.

Some have made statement that Encryption has repercussions on their workflow or is just inconvenient to them as a user, which is an understandable POV for most to comprehend. And in turn no seller wants to shackle their content in a way that impinges on their paying customers usage of that product. Though I do honestly feel that the approach Daz 3D has taken has been quite kid gloves about it and they have done their best to mitigate customer impact in numerous ways. With the intention of adding a very basic level of security to the digital content sold through their store. And I suspect that many workflow issues will be overcome given time for things like Carrara usage. And I do hope Daz 3D are prioritising addressing issues such as that. The 12 month life on the encryption lock up is also a good compromise that addresses some customers content lockout fears with encrypted product.

I just find your approach to the subject to be rather unconventional and I can't really tell if you have any actual issues with the Daz Encryption system or are just seeking to somewhat humanise piracy to a level where it's seen as a more benign force. And to establish a premise that any attempt to mitigate its actual impacts to a business is unwarranted.