I also wish there would be a successful class action against Provocraft for our loss of use of the software we legally purchased. Is there a legal defense fund? Perhaps that's where our Provocraft dollars should go. Maybe they can join forces to fight this unscrupulous company. Oh yeah, we can determine the size of those predetermined die cuts- gee the creativity! I can understand the problem with reengineering someone else's product or software for profit- but Provocraft had NO similar program for years! I hope there is an appeal pending and I hope that SCAL hires a good legal team. so long as Provocraft can tell you what to create).

I didn't buy a limited license to use the machine- I purchased a machine for MY use- a machine that is supposed to 'unleash your creativity' (well. WHEN does it become YOUR property? I didn't rent the machine- I BOUGHT IT.

Where is our compensation for the taking of our property? And what right does a manufacturer have to tell you how to use a product once you've purchased it? I'd really like to know the answer to that. Now that Provocraft woke up and realized that there was a large market for these software programs, they want to corner it and drive out the competition through lawsuits- outrageous! And what about consumer rights? We consumers bought a product legally under the reasonable belief that it was also perfectly legal to use and now our property is being 'taken' (i.e., rendered useless) by corporate pariah-Provocraft. I'm convinced these lawsuits are not because of any real belief in patent infringement, but because of corporate greed, arrogance and largess. That's why I went for SCAL, thinking that company has been so careful not to interfere with the cartridge material and now I find out that Provocraft is targeting SCAL too?!?!? I'm mad as hell!!! This is corporate bullying and monopolization at its worst. I purchased the SCAL software because I had learned of the lawsuit against MTC and while I was upset about Provocraft's lawsuit (given the considerable boost to their sales of machines due to the ingenuity of these software programs), I could see, based on what I read, that there may have been an argument that MTC was infringing upon Cricut's patents/licensing etc. I just purchased the Cricut Expression a few months ago and the ONLY reason I bought it was BECAUSE of the SCAL software. I must be one among thousands of people who only bought a Cricut because this independent software existed. I don't know whether or not MTC have infringed copyright, but I agree with the others who say that PC are cutting off their nose to spite their face. Is there any way to prevent the Cricut from updating itself automatically? Could this actually happen? I do not want to be suddenly in a position where I can't use the hardware and software together. I am hoping that my version of MTC and my current Cricut firmware (which I updated quite recently) will continue to work for me for years to come. I would be most reluctant to have to fork out for a new machine because of this. I've only been crafting since last Spring in a serious way, and have only had my Cricut a very short time, and have put quite a lot of investment into it. OK if you like that sort of thing, but for me, it's my own creativity that matters. I have never used cartridges and wouldn't want to - they are not my style, far too expensive, have lots of stuff on that I wouldn't use, take up room, and are far too limited. Then someone recommended MTC which I immediately bought, and never looked back. I then discovered SCAL and decided to go for the Expression, and used SCAL for a short while, but had problems with it crashing a lot. I had seen it advertised on TV and thought I'd never want one because I didn't like the idea of the cartridges - I would want something that would cut my own designs. I bought a Cricut Expression last year and love it.

Sure cut a lot 2 need cartridge