A program *could* watermark all kinds of data into a wav file, I would think (though I certainly don't know much about file types and how they work)- but until all these companies get togerthe and settle upon some kind of universal security initiative wherby all the watermarkings use the same encryption, and saw to it that this was built into player hardware, such as cd players, *hard disks*.... I cd player would have to be able to read the watermark, then have to be able to 'phone home', or stop the disc playing. The music industry is of course already trying to do this, but it requires updated hardware. Steinberhg, Native instruments, etc. will need to become a part of this initiative and make their software begin encoding watermarks on probably *every* recording, not just ones thought to be made with pirated software. So, *software* companies will have to find a way to coerce artists to embrace the secure music digital init! The major record companies are probably already forcing all their artists to consent to having all thir music watermarked. In short, I seiriously doubt cubase, say, is watermarking your wav files- if it were, you probably would't be able to play a disc burned from it (or whatever) on your older (pre-2000 or so)cd player. And, I must say I wince when I think of how badly these companies are getting ripped off. Unfort. I can't afford reaktor! and when more people dl it and sales go down, they've got to compensate and jack the prices up! e ===== **********compassionat.net**********