[tedbundty]

Do any of you know of a completely free (not a trial or anything) DRM converter?

I need to convert a bunch of protected WMP files to MP3s so I can put on my Ipod... Normal music converters don't work.

I've gotten free trials before but they all only let you convert up to a minute and a half per song and I can't find any really free ones.

Edit: I ended up just buying TuneBite... it was $20 but it gets the job done well. The best of the free ones really sucks... you press the "start" button then press play on each song, wait till it's done playing the press "stop" and then it records the sound and saves it as MP3 lol.

[Mlbfan13]

Stop breaking the law.

http://forums.macrum...ad.php?t=440777 (2nd post)

[Dusty668]

Mlbfan13, on 20 November 2009 - 05:17 PM, said:

Stop breaking the law.

http://forums.macrum...ad.php?t=440777 (2nd post)

Okay white knight. Go ride off on your trusty mule now.

[Georgelemmons]

I wouldn't use a converter . See my second post.

[Stragomagus]

You people that are spouting off about "breaking the law", do you know what the difference between civil and criminal offenses are in the eyes of the law?

I also advise you to read the DMCA: as the clause that prevents you from circumventing D(igital) R(ights) M(anagement) was only recently added when the RIAA and MPAA began their holy crusade against file-sharing and as such was not in the document when it was first written in 1998.

All copyright in the U.S.:
http://copyright.gov/

Direct Link to the DMCA:
http://frwebgate.acc...publ304.105.pdf

MLB, most EULAs are unenforceable in the court of law on the civil level; yes, I read the link you provided and that still does not negate the fact that virtual goods are of an infinite nature and in terms of copyright...copyright infringement is not equal to theft; I think you are confusing the terms trademark, there is a whole other section of law concerning trademark, and physical goods. Just because there is DRM does not negate the ability to exercise one's legal right to "Fair Use" on legally purchased goods, whether virtual or physical, and is why the clause for DRM was placed in there anyway and in effect props up a business model that is now obsolete in the age of the internet.

-note: I am not advocating piracy as many people want to listen to the music before they buy it and as such there will always be a few that will want to circumvent this normal habit and never pay.


As for the music converter, you are going to have to find that one on your own as the first ten pages, using this as a search term "free drm music converter", are all try and buy software.

[Denismage]

Mlbfan13, on 20 November 2009 - 05:17 PM, said:

Stop breaking the law.

http://forums.macrum...ad.php?t=440777 (2nd post)

If he went as far as buying music he has all the rights to use it anywhere he wants, especially compared to people who torrent it/use limewire.

[VARN]

Two programs that may work are FairUse4WM and FreeMe; I have not looked into this in a long time so these may not work or may have become obsolete.

[Georgelemmons]

*cough*burnthemonacdandripthembackoff*cough*

[tedbundty]

Georgelemmons, on 21 November 2009 - 11:14 AM, said:

*cough*burnthemonacdandripthembackoff*cough*

I don't have a CD burner lol... I tried the FreeMe and Fair4Use. FreeMe said it had some error when I tried to download and Fair4use said it wouldn't work for my version of WMP :s.

[VARN]

Two alternatives that may work are AnalogWhole and TuneBite.

[Racheya]

Well you can burn CD's using WMP iirc, though I don't know much about protected files. Burn them onto a CD using WMP then rip them off again in iTunes. iTunes converts WMP files to MP3's it'self from CDs.

[Georgelemmons]

Racheya, on 22 November 2009 - 11:24 AM, said:

Well you can burn CD's using WMP iirc, though I don't know much about protected files. Burn them onto a CD using WMP then rip them off again in iTunes. iTunes converts WMP files to MP3's it'self from CDs.

tedbundty, on 21 November 2009 - 12:14 PM, said:

Georgelemmons, on 21 November 2009 - 11:14 AM, said:

*cough*burnthemonacdandripthembackoff*cough*

I don't have a CD burner lol... I tried the FreeMe and Fair4Use. FreeMe said it had some error when I tried to download and Fair4use said it wouldn't work for my version of WMP :s.