"Pathetically Weak Swedish Kronor" actually

Ahh... I thought he was replying to the guy who started the thread. Well in case you missed it, the dollar isn't so almighty these days anyway. No wonder these greedy record companies are trying to squeeze every penny they can out of the consumer.

To the best of my knowledge (everythings ripped fine so far) I haven't bought any copy protected CD yet.

Yeah me neither, and I don't expect them to catch on. Know why? EVERY magazine I've read that has a "holiday gifts" section has had some kind of MP3 player. Some have the Nomad jukebox model, some have the Rio Receiver, some have those MP3 enabled cell phones, or the Apple iPod... People are buying these products. A LOT of people I'd imagine. Now that MP3 is mainstream, the record companies will get a very negative consumer backlash if these CD's don't rip into MP3 properly for all these people who bought MP3 hardware.

The record industry needs to start embracing digital distribution, and fast.