protected wma files

[moffmeister]

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?

[moffmeister]

I maybe should have added these protected files will not play in Windows Media Player or Itunes

[moffmeister]

oh my son Alex suggested trying to write the ones that still play to a cd and then ripping the cd in Itunes?

[Strifae]

What you son has said is spot on - that will work definetely

[moffmeister]

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

[pointer2null]

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.

[dazedandconfused]

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.