AA> As long as people will be able "listen" to music, I am sure
 AA> that there will always be a way to capture the sound data via
 AA> analog methods onto another medium for copy and distribution.

If a human can understand it, a machine can record it, and play it back. 
That's been true, by definition, since the first recorder was invented.

 AA> But let's face it, getting around the proposed DRM
 AA> protections might start getting more tedious than it will be
 AA> worth.  And, when that happens,  I believe that more and more
 AA> people will just start looking after themselves and not
 AA> bother implementing free "original pure digital" copies for
 AA> sharing.

The more tedious it becomes, the harder hackers will work to make it
happen.  That's always been the motto of the hacker.

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