I would like to see intellectual property vendors required to escrow all the source and if the IP owners go down under ( ha ha ) , the source becomes available to users of the IP. I don't want to see this as a law.... rather as a standard practice that buyers expect from vendors. I have seen many wonderful products disappear when the vendor disappears and no one knows where the vendor or the IP got to. cc -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist