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protected wma files - moffmeister - 19-10-11
finally succumbed and bought an Ipod - Itunes has converted all but 299 of my wma library. The 299 have DRM protection - is there any way to bypass this? I can still play a proportion of these 299 on my old creative player but some were buggered when I copied the music off my old desktop PC made worse by the Creative crashing and needing a hard reset
any ideas?
Re: protected wma files - moffmeister - 19-10-11
I maybe should have added these protected files will not play in Windows Media Player or Itunes
Re: protected wma files - moffmeister - 19-10-11
oh my son Alex suggested trying to write the ones that still play to a cd and then ripping the cd in Itunes?
Re: protected wma files - Strifae - 20-10-11
What you son has said is spot on - that will work definetely
Re: protected wma files - moffmeister - 22-10-11
yes but I should add:
some files won't play in Windows Media Player and and only play on the creative Mp3 player
I need some (don't mind paying for it) software that will strip the DRM completely without the original DRM keys being present
Re: protected wma files - pointer2null - 23-10-11
Draconian Restrictions Management is a pain.
Let's hope in 10 years you can convert from the proprietary iTunes format to whatever is new.
The moral of the story - avoid anything with DRM on, it's for their profit margins, not your enjoyment.
Re: protected wma files - dazedandconfused - 23-10-11
Even if they won't play in windows media player you may still be able to write them to CD. That's the best option. It's what I do with any DRM files I get so that I have a non DRM version that I can do whatever the hell I want with.