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We need to take a stand on this one. This is totally insane. They want us to shell out big bucks for new hardware and software that will ultimately wind up sounding WORSE than CD because they are using watermarking! Inaudible? Yeah, right. Just like "perfect sound forever" or "CD-quality downloads." It's all a pack of lies. These record companies are unbelievable. Right now, I'm seeing CDs with a list price of $19.99. Just stop already! We've been punished for piracy enough. At least don't mess with the actual content. The sad part is that the people this will hurt most (audiophiles; the other dummies just want "surround sound") are exactly the people who are the least involved, on either end, with piracy.