Possible to convert DRM protected WMA files to mp3?

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Possible to convert DRM protected WMA files to mp3?

I've been attempting to find a relatively simple way of converting DRM-protected WMA files to mp3 using my Mac and can't seem to find anything. Surely somebody must have figured this out by now. I can convert non-DRM WMA files to mp3 using EasyWMA, but this does not work for WMA files with DRM protection.

I want to purchase songs from the 7digital store that are in the WMA format and have DRM protection, convert them to MP3 on my iMac, and then import them into iTunes. Seems like it shouldn't be that hard.

Any suggestions?

iMac G5, Mac OS X (10.5.5), 250 GB hard drive

Posted on Oct 8, 2008 11:46 AM

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robcar Author

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Oct 8, 2008 11:47 AM in response to robcar

I should add that I have found many programs that do what I'm looking for but they only are available for Windows, not Mac OS.

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turingtest2

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Oct 8, 2008 12:15 PM in response to robcar

Provided you have burning rights you can burn the the files onto an audio CD and then rip into iTunes in any format you like.

tt2

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robcar Author

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Oct 8, 2008 2:56 PM in response to turingtest2

Thanks. But if I can't import the DRM-protected WMA files I download from the online music store into iTunes, I'm not sure how I can burn them to an audio CD to begin with. Seems like I first would need to convert them into mp3 files before I could bring them into iTunes.

Unless there is some other program for Macs that I can use to burn DRM-protected WMA files to audio CDs, bypassing iTunes altogether.

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turingtest2

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Oct 8, 2008 11:39 PM in response to robcar

I'd assumed the fact that you might contemplate purchasing WMA/DRM tracks meant that you had some way of playing them but it seems that Windows MediaPlayer for the Mac doesn't include DRM support. Frankly I'd avoid the headache of using a music store which doesn't directly support my OS. Alternatively you could install VirtualPC and then instal WMP into that.

tt2

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Oct 9, 2008 2:05 PM in response to robcar

iTunes Windows will convert non-DRM tunes into .mp3. If you have iTS purchases that have DRM you can burn them to an audio format CD as AIFF file format.

Check the terms of use and see what your options are for converting them to another format. With iTunes the path is to burn an audio CD. See if that is possible with the wma DRM.

Likely in your case you are trying to crack DRM outside the original terms of use when you purchased the tunes.

MJ

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robcar Author

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Mar 11, 2009 5:25 PM in response to robcar

Apparently it is not possible to do this.

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