OK, here is my question which seems simple enough. When I buy a CD, I have purchased the right to listen to the songs on that CD. I have also purchased the rights to copy those songs for personal use. (i.e. Making a Tape copy of the CD or a mixed tape is protected extended copyright upon purchase)

So if the RIAA makes protected CDs so I can't rip them to MP3, don't I have the beginnings of a class action lawsuit against the RIAA or the record company arguing that they are not allowing my my rights to listen to music in the chosen format I already paid for? Futher, wouldn't seaching my systems for music I already paid for also constitute illegal search and seisure?

Greg