Posted by Technobarbarian on 11/16/26 11:37

"Stumpy" <perilmung@spamnet.con> wrote in message
news:2Kvyf.5370$WY5.120@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> >
>> Not every music file is an MP3. Your's are not. MP3s don't have DRM.
>> If you wanted MP3s, you should have gotten MP3s. If you had you wouldn't
>> be whining about this in an MP3 group.
>>
>> Installshield update manager is essentially spyware. It will watch for
>> updates to the crap you installed on your machine. It works in the
>> background and there's no easy way to uninstall it. This will partially
>> uninstall it:
>> http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=Q111006 Your Wal-mart crap
>> might reinstate it. I'd suggest converting your files to MP3s. Burn them
>> to a disc, if you can, and rip the disc to MP3s. If that won't work get a
>> program to capture the output of your sound card and rip that. Get rid of
>> as much of the Wal-mart crud as you can and stay away from the dollar a
>> tune sites until you can go there without getting an infection.
>>
>> (Amazing, the music industry figures they can do whatever they want to
>> people and some guys provide their own lube.)
>>
>> TB
>>
>
> You're absolutely right. Next time I have this same comment, I'll go to
> the WMA.DRM.WalMart.Whiners group. I thought maybe some other innocent
> could avoid this crud. WalMart did not disclose these modifications to my
> system in advance.

Actually--they did--you just didn't bother to read it.
http://musicdownloads.walmart.com/catalog/servlet/EulaServlet
It's facinating reading really. It says they can do pretty much whatever
they want to you and that if you use their service you have agreed to their
terms.

TB

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