If my memory serves (and its a bit patchy) did they not try all this when the cassette tape came out ("home recording is killing music") all those nights I sat in the attic, recording the top 40 on my mono tape recorder, hiding in fear lest I be caught....) ;-) and then with the video, cd etc.... I just bought a DVD recorder for my PC last week, and i have already put most of my music collection on a few blank dvd's (ebay here I come) so I guess its back to the atic then... :-) I dont think this will make any difference to us at all, save give the tabloids something to print. oh... you remember that housewife that was nabbed for her daughters downloading? and a 5 grand fine? there is a DJ I know had his laptop siezed last week, and he had over 120 GB of MP3's on it... thats him screwed then.