The analog signal would only carry sound, Metchosin, so that would be a way to get around the copy protection for your personal use.

I really don't know why these companies bother. There's always a way to get around the protection, and it is supposed to be within fair use for users to make copies for personal use!!!

Trying to "protect their rights" in such stupid ways merely makes these companies look like greedy uncaring bastards who deserve to be ripped off, since they're trampling over the rights of others. They can gain no sympathy after actions such as these which affect innocent users as well as pirate users. Every human being on the planet is not an enemy of copyrights.

The only thing a company can do is to rise above the piracy, and educate customers about the effects of piracy on emerging artists. Madonna might be rich no matter what happens, but unless the record companies make money people won't see investment in new talent, and the people employed by the companies could lose their jobs. Only education and openness will ever be a deterrent to piracy.

I got a Heather Dale CD recently and I'm not putting it in my shared downloads folder - why? Because she's independent and I know it would actually cause her harm. I'll put any free downloads from independent artists in there to encourage other people to listen to them if they stumble across my collection, but not whole CDs.