[Ghoulish Delight]

As far as I see it, what I'd like to do is not illegal.

Well, what I'd LIKE to do is find a service that either has the business model of Napster, but with iPod files, which doesn't exist, or one like eMusic with a more complete selection. Also doesn't exist.

But barring that, all I'd like is to do is get music that I purchase legally into a form that is useable to me. Just as it's never been illegal to create copies of casettes or CDs for personal use, or to record a television show to watch later (see Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios). Of course, the same process can be used towards illegal purposes (namely distributing music to other people, either for free or for charge), but that certainly is not my intention.

Thanks for the virtuosa tip, I'll check it out.