Re: OT: converting protected .wma to mp3 or wav

Wait a minute. This is MY copy of a song I legally purchased. I want to
make a CD, that includes the two songs in question, that will play in my
car.
And, altho I don't intend to burn it to a CD 10 times, how the heck does
anyone know how many times I burn the song, especially if I'm not connected
to the Internet or have a firewall that prevents transmission.
Monica

"Dan Sgambelluri" <dsgambelluri@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:URJFe.49895$5V4.10670@xxxxxxxxxxx
> S.Lewis wrote:
>> "Dan Sgambelluri" <dsgambelluri@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:hfIFe.48899$5V4.28307@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>>Dan Sgambelluri wrote:
>>>
>>>>Monica wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I wasn't sure which newsgroup to post this to. I hope you guys don't
>>>>> mind if I ask here. I've downloaded a couple of protected wma
>>>>> formatted songs. I'd like to convert a copy to mp3. Is there a good
>>>>> free/shareware program for this? I'm looking at a program called MP3
>>>>> CD Converter. Any opinions about it or another program?
>>>>>thanks,
>>>>>Monica
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>If you have lots of CDRs so you can waste a CDR as they are pretty cheap
>>>>and a CD Burner. The easiest way is to burn the mp3s to a CD as an
>>>>Audio CD and than rip it to mp3 using a program like CDex which is free,
>>>
>>>just to add, technically what you want to do is illegal as breaking copy
>>>protection on songs is breaking the law
>>
>>
>>
>> Not if I understand her correctly.
>>
>> For example, at one time Wal Mart downloads came down as .wma files. You
>> had license to download the same title as many as (3) times (hard drive
>> crashes, etc.), and you could burn them to CD up to (10) times if I
>> recall correctly.
>>
>> So the .wma to .mp3 problem can exist with legally purchased and
>> downloaded music.
>>
>>
>> Stew
>>
>>
> not true. Burning to CD is fine and downloading from Walmart is fine.
> Walmart, Itunes and other legal download sites. The songs are protected
> and programs that convert wma to mp3 sometimes does not convert copy
> protected songs. I tried a few when I bought songs from puretracks and
> napster.
>
> Ripping the CD to remove the copyright protection is not legal, it is the
> same as ripping DVDs


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