Not exactly. Sure they are pictures, but if their high resolution for printing it can lead to some easy pirating. Record companies are just protecting intellectual copyright of the covers of commerically available items. Which is why I buy albums now. MP3 and anything lossy is plain awful for CDrips. Nothing beats the real thing, that sounds good, and doesn't rape ears. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I also prefer buying music CDs over other methods