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I got some wma's from a friend of mine, but the files are copyrighted.
I'm unable to play the files in muttiple programs inculding win media player.
I tried converting the files but it won't work. The converting programs won't read the files.
Can anyone help me on this? :confused:
Ok, let me start by saying "bad, bad, bad Dwarf!" ... you shouldn't be copying files!
Anyway, your friend probably recorded the files with Personal Rights Management enabled in Win MediaPlayer. To turn this off, go to
Tools -> Options -> CD Audio tab
and uncheck the box called "Enable personal rights management".
If this is the case, your friend should rerecord his files to be able to lend them to you ... so that you can then buy your own copy of the CD of course.
Cheers,
BrainStop
Thanx but I have some trouble contacting that....... friend.
I just lost track of him. Is there a way how I can do this on my own?
Windows media player tells me, when I try to play them, that I must contact www.blabla.... to requist the licenses. I have a funny feeling I shouldn't do this. hehe
help.......
There’s a lesson in this thread always burn audio tracks to un-copyrighted mp3’s. Also never use Windows media player. <--spyware
WMAs take up more space than MP3 anyway.
Remember this one golden rule:
MP3 Rules.
(How many portable/personal WMA players do you see in the shops? Compare this to the multitude of MP3 players... Surely that tells you something?!)
Without giving everything away, you should give Google a try ...
http://www.google.com
http://www.google.com
There probably is something out there to help you ....
Cheers,
BrainStop
I went to google, found 6 converters but none of them are able to load the copyrighted wma's. I think windows prevents programs from loading the copyrighted wma's. :rolleyes:
Does anyone know a program that prevents windows from preventing that wma's can't be load. :confused:
It's called Linux
Something else then another OS? :rolleyes:
In that case, I dunno.
There's a Winamp plugin that allows you to play WMA files, I think...
As for whether it copes with copyrighted WMAs I don't know, since I only use MP3 files...
I normally also restrict my collection to mp3. I have some wma's, ra's to and I'm converting them all.
Perhaps this will clarify some issues. It looks like you are SOL unless you get that license, from the site.
http://windowsmedia.com/mg/gettingstarted/rights.asp
Did you check the second Google link I posted? The first hit from CDFreaks has a link to a download for a program called FreeMe ... it doesn't play the wma's, but it is supposed to help you with your issue ...Quote:
I went to google, found 6 converters but none of them are able to load the copyrighted wma's.
Cheers,
BrainStop
Thnx Brainstop
You've solved my problem.
Nooooooo, the program doesn't work.
Anything else?
The wma's are secured by version 1 of DRM, not 2. The program found at google (after following your link, brainstop and searching for about 2 hours) only supports version 2. Does anyone know a program that supports version 1?