Evil nickname-
I'm awfully sorry if what I wrote came across as calling you a thief, or lumping you in with those who steal music. I re read my post, and I see why it may have come across that way, but it was unintentional
What I was trying (in a somewhat inarticulate way) to do was establish 'the other side of the coin' as in : why would artists condone the use of copy-protected CD's. It was addressed to you because it involved the post you had made with regards to the technical details (thank you for those details, by the way). Where I did use the word 'steal' (a very strong term) it was in reference to those who use the tracks on shareware programs, which I personally disagree with, not those who use the information for other players.
I apologize for the misunderstanding, please know that I did not intend for you to take the post as directed to you re: music stealing, I was only addressing the technical issues you posted with the other side of things: shareware and the like.
I do apreciate you putting the details in laymens terms for people like me who do not have a great deal of technical reference.
ps
what's wrong with agreeing with each other
