Re: iTunes 4 and music store

Thanks Tony, I have never downloaded legal or illegal songs before because I'm not a walkman type music listener and i always thought that MP3s would not work with my stereo gear and were somewhat inferior quality. And although i thought the music companies were being greedy and legally wrong about the legality of file sharing networks, they were right about the immorality of distributing illegal copies of intellectual property.

I guess from your response i was wrong at least on the technical end -- that when you burn a CD, MP3s are converted to standard audio files. Or is this a recent development? Why then do car receivers say they play MP3s? Do they mean if you are connecting an ipod or other MP3 player to the receiver?

And one more question-- I understand that if i am burning my own CD of songs I am taking from my CD collection that i can choose a higher bit rate but are there any higher bit rate choices at the apple music store or are they preset? I would rather get less songs per cd-r than sacrifice quality.

Thanks