Posted by NRen2k5 on 06/22/07 08:35

ship wrote:
> SonicStage / Walkman (8-GB NW-A808) /WindowsXP Pro
>
>
> Hi
>
> How can I get my .WMD file which I have just bought, paid for and
> downloaded, from my PC to play in my Walkman MP3 player?
>
> When you open it in WindowsXP it seems to create a load of ".wma"
> files. The problem is that these seem to be copyprotected(??), and I
> cant get the to copy onto my new Sony MP3 (NW-A808) player.

Welcome to the world of Digital Rights Management, which is more about
forcing you to do only what the vendor wants you to do with their music,
rather than protecting anybody's rights.

You didn't do your homework before buying your music or your MP3 player.

WMAs bought online will only play on WMA+DRM and PlaysForSure MP3
players such as Creative's "Zen Micro".

Sony's players, on the other hand, play music bought only from their own
"Connect" store.

> Surely there MUST be some way to get them across. They are mine, I
> paid for them (far too much as it happens) and I am extremely
> unamused by all this.

This is where you're wrong. They AREN'T yours. They belong to the
copyright holders and they're just allowing you to listen to them.

> Do I need some special utility to conver .wma files into .MP3 or
> something else that CAN be copied?
>
> - Any suggestions?

If the WMAs have burning permissions, then you can burn a music CD and
then use something like CDex to "rip" it back to MP3.

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