Posted by NRen2k5 on 07/05/06 21:15

brian.janko@gmail.com wrote:
> I recently got my first iPod. I have many songs purchased recently. I
> also have many from the old free Napster days.
>
> Some of them have restricted licenses, so I cannot move them onto my
> iPod. Even songs I have paid for do not have licenses that allow me to
> move them onto the iPod.
>
> Trying to fix this, I only caused my computer to forget about some of
> the licenses and so was restricted on MORE songs. (Fortunately I was
> able to restore those to their usable state.)
>
> Is there a resource online that would explain all this in easy terms.
> I'd like to know when I'm buying something what restrictions I'm buying
> into. I would prefer to buy songs that have no restrictions. And I
> certainly don't want to buy something where the restrictions change at
> some pre-set date, or by transferring to an iPod.
>
> Your assistance in helping me make sense of this mess would be much
> appreciated.
>
> Brian
>
> (If there are services out there that make this all easier, rather than
> Napster or iTuines, I'd like to know about them. However, I need a
> service with a VERY wide selection as a lot of what I download is very
> old and often obscure, TV show, movie thems, novelty pieces, or pieces
> that just aren't listened to much anymore.)

iPod does not support DRM'ed WMA's. You will have to convert them to MP3
to put them on the iPod.

Are you American? If you're American, then it is illegal for you do to so.

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