This is ridiculous. I PAID for these songs (and many others), but some won't allow me to burn to MP3 CD (iTunes says I cannot burn iTunes Store songs to MP3 CD), and I can't convert them to MP3 either. This is NOT Apple Music. I OWN these files.
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Oh no. iTunes Match has WRECKED the music libraries for several people I know. You're telling me I have to PAY for the SAME SONGS AGAIN to be ablet o do this?
I tried the right-click method. It won't let me do that either.
I'm aware of the difference. Apple Music items can also be downloaded for offline use as opposed to streaming. I'm simply trying to establish exactly what the status of the tracks is supposed to be. Get Info > File tab should reveal which version of FairPlay is applied. I vaguely recall reading one or two posts immediately after Apple Music launched where a couple of users were reporting that newly purchased tracks were downloading with DRM. Perhaps the same happened to you. Right here, right now, I don't have access to any blank CDs to test the behaviour myself, but I could try to look at it tomorrow. I do have some old protected tracks archived somewhere and I could possibly try burning them tomorrow.
tt2
blazerone29 wrote:
Actually, YES, I can. I've done it - many times.
Never happened with Movies/TV shows.
These SONGS, however, CANNOT be converted to MP3 or burned to disc. I've tried converting them internally in iTunes as well as using a protected music converter. It simply cannot be done.
Did you pay for Apple Music? If so, and you download any music (even if you had it previously), it will have DRM.
http://9to5mac.com/2015/07/13/how-to-fix-itunes-match-apple-music-drm-bug/
I DID indeed pay for Apple Music (which was foolish on my part because it's a disaster, and I have long since CANCELLED). HOWEVER, recent songs that were PURCHASED FROM ITUNES STORE CAN STILL BE BURNED TO CD as well as CONVERTED TO MP3. Using Apple Music DID NOT change my recent purchases to being blocked from burning/converting.
How exactly are you trying to convert these songs to MP3?
What messages exactly pop up?
In which case are you simply COMPLAINING that a RESTRICTION on the use of old school 128k DRMed iTunes Store purchases WHEN YOU BOUGHT THEM is STILL IN PLACE?
tt2
blazerone29 wrote:
These SONGS, however, CANNOT be converted to MP3 or burned to disc.
then blazerone29 wrote:
HOWEVER, recent songs that were PURCHASED FROM ITUNES STORE CAN STILL BE BURNED TO CD as well as CONVERTED TO MP3. Using Apple Music DID NOT change my recent purchases to being blocked from burning/converting.
I’m confused?
Which is it?
Songs CAN be converted/burned or they CANNOT be converted/burned?
Thee's no confusion at all. AFTER using Apple Music, RECENT songs PURCHASED from iTunes Store can still be 1) BURNED TO CD and 2) CONVERTED TO MP3.
Using Apple Music DID NOT convert those specific files to DRM-protected.
Oh, turingtest2, just because you offered an answer that does NOT work doesn't mean you have to get upset.
Would you care to clarify what iTunes says about the tracks that it won't burn to CD for you? For example, Kind as shown in the songs view, Fairplay version as listed on the Get Info > File tab, year of purchase? Either you are seeing the designed behaviour of the application or there is a potential bug. The evidence so far would suggest it is as designed.
tt2
blazerone29 wrote:
Thee's no confusion at all.
Uh, then why don't TT2 and me understand?
Ditto ... though I think that you have:
Is this right? If so, trying to resolve the issue will need more information about the characteristics of the media files in categories 1, 2 and 3. As tt2 suggested, a situation where category 1 files are 256kbps "iTunes Plus" (no DRM) and category 2 are 128kbps DRM protected (older purchases) may explain what you're finding.
Well I just burnt Hemispheres by Rush out to CD and ripped it back again. Purchased in 2008, my how time flies! That confirms that iTunes should be able to burn old school protected media out to disc, so the question remains what, if any, clues are there as to why it doesn't want to burn the particular tracks you are concerned about?
tt2
Where did this end up? I am having the exact same problem. Something with the introduction of Apple Music changed the ability to be able to burn these protected songs. If I go to Apple Music, even for 1 year and then cancel, would I then be able to remove the DRM and burn to CD? Or what did you end up doing?
DRM comes with a variety of restrictions. In the case of protected media bought from the iTunes Store before 2010 you have both playback and burn rights on up to five authorized computers, and those computers can transfer the media to Apple devices.
With DRM media downloaded as part of a subscription to Apple Music there are no burn rights. Playback and transfer is permitted while the subscription remains active. Transfer is only permitted to devices that can check the status of the subscription.
When you take a subscription to Apple Music this doesn't change the DRM status of the existing content in your library, although if you delete your local copies and then redownload or stream from Apple Music you are at risk of ending up with a DRM copy or losing access to particular tracks altogether. It all depends on exactly what you do. See Backup your iTunes for Windows library with SyncToy for a method to backup the entire library and monitor changes in it when you make subsequent updates to the backup set. As long as you retain backups of your original media files then if you close out a subscription to Apple Music you still retain all of your original media.
tt2
Excellent info; I appreciate this and will apply this going forward as I investigate Apple Music. Concerning my immediate issue: I am trying to burn 200 or so songs pre-2010 that are 128 bit rate; AAC Protected (not purchased) and am getting the error: "Unable to burn to CD it is AAC Protected" or something to that effect. Any other options? (I also tried right clicking and convert to MP3 which was not available)... My recommendation: I will go back and looks and see if I have an old Zipped .exe install of iTunes from 5 years ago and try to install that on an different PC and see if I can then load just those 200 songs to it and then try to burn to CD. I got that from the thread earlier....
I am unable to burn songs I have purchased through iTunes store to MP3 CD, and I am unable to convert these songs to MP3 as well.
