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I have a free trial of Apple Music and understand I cannot use protected music in iMovie; however, I was able to purchase a song in iTunes to use in my iMovie, but it is still saying it is protected. How do I fix this?
Apple Music is intended for streaming and not for use in iMovie. As I understand it, no Apple Music songs can be used in iMovie.
iTunes music can be used in iMovie, but not songs that carry DRM projection, as you have pointed out. If the iTunes song you bought is saying that it is protected that would explain the message you are getting. Also, even unprotected songs stored in the cloud will need to be downloaded before iMovie can access them.
To check if your song is protected, open iTunes and click on View/Show View Options. In the box that appears, go to the File heading and put a check in the box next to Kind. When you open your iTunes library, there will be a column labeled "Kind" that will display which songs are protected and which are not.
If it is a protected song you can subscribe to the iTunes "Match" program for about $25.00. That will enable you to download duplicate DRM free matches of your protected songs, provided that iTunes still licenses it. You can find out more about the Match program from the iTunes website.
-- Rich
Apple Music is intended for streaming and not for use in iMovie. As I understand it, no Apple Music songs can be used in iMovie.
iTunes music can be used in iMovie, but not songs that carry DRM projection, as you have pointed out. If the iTunes song you bought is saying that it is protected that would explain the message you are getting. Also, even unprotected songs stored in the cloud will need to be downloaded before iMovie can access them.
To check if your song is protected, open iTunes and click on View/Show View Options. In the box that appears, go to the File heading and put a check in the box next to Kind. When you open your iTunes library, there will be a column labeled "Kind" that will display which songs are protected and which are not.
If it is a protected song you can subscribe to the iTunes "Match" program for about $25.00. That will enable you to download duplicate DRM free matches of your protected songs, provided that iTunes still licenses it. You can find out more about the Match program from the iTunes website.
-- Rich
The "Match" program that I mentioned earlier is the only way that I know of to purchase from iTunes a DRM free song that is presently DRM protected. The rules of this forum prevent us from discussing ways to defeat DRM.
-- Rich
So my purchased song is saying it is protected. How do I purchase the song unprotected?
Cannot add purchased song in iMovie
