You only have to pay if you want to encode to mp3 or keep the PowerPack only options. This is something that was forced on dMC by Thompson/Fraunhoefer. If you only rip to ogg, wma, or a format besides mp3, you don't have to pay after the 30-day trial runs out. Also, try using the last release version of r10, which can be downloaded here:
http://www.sensory-fusion.com/module...id=3&*comment3
o.k., but I do have a question on this...
will I still be able to convert to Wav after the 30 days is up?
and can I make Wavs back to mp3's after the 30 days?