sr ferenczy wrote: > 1) the reason i would want real audio capture software is so that i > can listen to my favorite NPR shows on my ipod -> i am at work when > they are on the radio. > > 2) i can test drive a car before i buy it, so why cant i test drive > music? i dont like spending $20 for an album with on decent song-thank > god for used cd stores ($5 saturdays at the record archive!) and > ordering straight from the bands (save $10 on the white stripes albums > when you order directly from them) and $10 records at shows (the best > place to sample and buy an artists music) > > 3) i do not condone stealing art. yes i do on occasion provide friends > with cd's chock full of mp3s, but i also tell them to buy anything > that they really like, because i like to support my fellow artists. > > > and mark, as far as being proud to have all that music and not to have > paid for any of it, thats ridiculous. i have over 200 cds in my > collection, and have never paid $20 for one, and probably havent even > paid over $12 postage paid for 80% of them. skip the <insert mass > chain retail store here> and buy it directly from the label/band, this > way you cut the price in half, yet you still support the artists' work. > > peace > sandor > Sandor i am totally in favor of the test drive.