Everyone that is so called "progressive"<BR>wants to get their first glimpse of that new album thats about to drop... so of course these people will go to any length to do so.. and the only people who would never think to do that are the "progressive" people that already have connects within the business so they get to hear shit ahead of time anyways.. <P>when people can't create their own shit they always want to say they were the first to get what they cant make.. the new pentium 3 whatever that brand new playstation game that new common cd.. whatever.. and the fact that there is a means to get it they take it. <P>Now I understand you are vexed becuase that should be in your hands not in control of some little 15 year old hacker from omaha or some bs..and i'm some 21 college kid with no real good advice so i can't really help you.. <P>people try to cut down on it but it happens anyways instead of putting it as .mp3 they give it a different extension name then when u dl it u rename the shit and there goes that whole idea of protection..advancement of technology... <P>i don't know man next time just put the shit on 8tracks til the day of release.... i wish i had a better answer.. <P>-Contagious<P> <BR><a href="http://www.thejawn.com" target="_blank">http://www.thejawn.com<;/a>