Yes, we've mentioned this before... However, today I very nearly bought two CDs, but immediately put them back on the shelf and walked away when I saw that they were copy protected. Not that I don't want the CDs. Not that I want to make 10000 copies for all my friends. Simply that I won't spend the money on the CDs when they do not play properly. Maybe they do play fine with some players. But far from all, and they do NOT work with my transport/DAC combo. At what point will the record companies realise that they're shooting themselves in the foot with these stupid systems? By turning away those of us who are happy to pay a reasonable amount for a CD, what are they hoping to achieve? If the record companies will sell me a version of the disc that plays correctly, I'll buy it. Until then, I know where I must turn...