Posted by cico_buff on 01/15/07 23:07

I'm deciding on whether to get an MP3 player that plays regular WMA
files or one that plays "secure WMA" files. Besides regular no-locked
WMA files, I have a lot of WMA files that are locked (can't be burned
to cd), which were created from ripping CDs through WMP with the
"copyright" option left on (default), which added copyright protection
to the WMA files. (None of my WMA files were purcahsed online).

Question is: will these locked WMA files created by WMP transfer and
play to any MP3 player that plays WMA files, or will they do so only on
a player that plays "secure WMA" or will they simply not transfer or
play at all on an mp3 player that has both WMA and secure WMA?

I got the impression "Secure WMA" is the type of protection used by
online music services that provide content in WMA format (ie. Napster,
WalMart). And that it may not be the same protected WMA format as
created by WMP when you have the copyright option checked during the
ripping of CD's. Plus, since the WMA files are not being converted to
WAV or burned to CD, shouldn't they transfer and play on MP3 players,
since they can be played on various software players on my PC?

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