Re: For those who don't know how to get free MP3s


"Guncho" <cgunter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Don Evans wrote:
>> "Guncho" <cgunter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> > Don Evans wrote:
>> >> "Jim Anable" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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><<snip>>
>> >> > But this raises an interesting question. What if you already own
>> >> > the
>> >> > music and are too lazy/incompetent to convert to MP3? Methinks it's
>> >> > probably okay to download music that you ALREADY paid for in a
>> >> > different
>> >> > medium (like CD). But this is NOT legal advice, because perhaps I'm
>> >> > wrong.
>> >>
>> >> I'm not sure it wasn't always so, but now you have to pay a fee for a
>> >> program that can make MP3's. So, I guess if you own such a program it
>> >> might
>> >> be difficult to prove you didn't convert the songs yourself ... sounds
>> >> moot
>> >> to me.
>> >>
>> >> Don
>> >
>> > Uhh you can rip songs off of a cd with Windows Media Player which last
>> > time I checked, was free.
>> >
>> > Chris
>> >
>>
>> Does your WMP make MP3s? How do you do that? Seriously.
>>
>> Don
>
> 1 Open Windows Media Player

OK

> 2 Click on the tab marked "Rip"

You mean "Copy"? OK

> 3 Insert CD

OK

> 4 Click on Rip Music

You do mean "copy". OK

> 5 Enjoy

Sorry I only got WMA files. But, I went and checked. If you have WMP 10,
you can get plugins to make MP3s, or so it says on the MS site. I guess
I'll stay with 9. Microsoft already knows plenty about my computer.

Don
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> Chris
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