Recordable media lifespan

[holden]

Figured this was the relevant place for this, since many of you probably use Cds for backing up files:
http://msn.pcworld.com/news/article/...0.asp?GT1=7645

This confirms a fear of mine, that CDs are not the lifelong data storers they claim to be. Sucks if i end up losing all the music i've put on CD-R, often because i felt it was superior to the cassette versions i used to own! Ironic. A related concern is for everyone making Cds of digipix...without a hardcopy print, you could lose everything!

Discuss?!