HERESY,
YOU STRESSED, "If the big wigs complain about 16/44 being converted to a lower quality format (for trading purposes) what do you think they will do to protect a BETTER investment/technology like DVD-a?"
gOOD QUESTION. MY gUESS WOULD BE THAT THEY WOULD MAKE THAT MEDIUM EASY TO DESTROY ITSELF IF YOU TRY TO DO N-E-THANg TO IT, SO THAT WOULD BE SOME INCENTIVE FOR INVESTORS TO gO THAT ROUTE AND INVEST IN IT, SLOWLY CONVERTIN' THE MASSES.