This just isn't true. The YUI minifier, for example, works perfectly fine without semicolons in the original. Equally, the Google Closure Compiler does also.

This just isn't true. The YUI minifier, for example, works perfectly fine without semicolons in the original. Equally, the Google Closure Compiler does also. If you're using a minifier that just removes new lines and suffers without semicolons, I think you should rethink your minifcation process.