...when did that become illegal.

When all these companies decided to throw all our fair use rights out the door. RIAA, MPAA, the networks...you name it.

Just wait...once they launch these music subscription services (MusicNet and PressPlay), we're in big trouble. They'll offer tethered downloads, which means you pay to download the files to your computer, and once there, cannot be transferred anywhere else (portable, CD-R, empeg, etc.). And of course, once you stop subscribing, they'll expire and you won't have access to them anymore.

But, while all this fails, the brick-and-mortar record stores will all go out of business. Already, Tower Records is doing horribly and will probably file bankruptcy soon.

When will it end?