well, if hes like like me and owns an mp3 player that only uses mp3 format playback, or his mp3/wav cd player wont play the protected files (such as mp3 cds in cars or something) it has to be decripted in orer to listen to. most of us want to take our music with us, not get held down to using the computer to listen to our music. also, maybe the song wont let him burn to a cd, then whats the point.... to many problems these days.....all of a sudden all this dmv crap. i remember the days that you could burn a cd, and rip a cd you bought to the format and quality you want, not be restricted to 128 wma (which is not 192 mp3) a waste of time, money, and another way to control us