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  • Markman XP

    DMR protected WMA to MP3

    As a long time user of MusicMatch I recently started downloading / buying songs from their service. THe songs are WMA and protected my DMR. Now Itunes for Windows has come out and I wanted to be able to put these files in ITUNES. Itunes doesn't support WMA as far as I know so I wanted to convert them to MP3. dBPowerAMP Music Converter appears it won't convert these because they are protected (thanks RIAA). I first found a program AEDTools my MeidaTwins. Thing is they want $29 to register it. Currently it does convert my WMA DMR Protected unregistered but only converts 1/2 the song. I don't have a boatload of songs to convert and don't want to therefore spend $29. So what doesn't DBPowerAmp support this while another company does! There are legit people out there that need to convert music they purchased! IF I have to I guess I dig out my wallet an dpay someone for software that does unless someone has other ideas to share.
  • RossRoy
    dBpoweramp Guru
    • May 2003
    • 403

    #2
    Re: DMR protected WMA to MP3

    Why not just burn a copy of the purchased songs to a CD-RW and re-rip them to MP3 afterward? You can then delete de CD-RW and repeat the process for other songs. Free and easy!

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    • RossRoy
      dBpoweramp Guru
      • May 2003
      • 403

      #3
      Re: DMR protected WMA to MP3

      Oh and I'm guessing part of the reason dBPowerAmp doesn't support DRM encoded WMA files to be read is because the licence probably costs a lot of money, and dBPowerAmp being free, supporting DRM is not a viable solution.

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      • Unregistered

        #4
        Re: DMR protected WMA to MP3

        Originally posted by RossRoy
        Oh and I'm guessing part of the reason dBPowerAmp doesn't support DRM encoded WMA files to be read is because the licence probably costs a lot of money, and dBPowerAmp being free, supporting DRM is not a viable solution.

        Thanks for the ideas. So you are saying the other software actually had to get some license to allow this? That makes sense.

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        • RossRoy
          dBpoweramp Guru
          • May 2003
          • 403

          #5
          Re: DMR protected WMA to MP3

          Well if Microsoft wants to keep credibility in the face of the RIAA with DRM, they have to charge a fee for the licence and not give it to everyone, but like I said, that's just a guess that makes sense to me, maybe I'm way off track, I just think that's how it must work.

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          • Spoon
            Administrator
            • Apr 2002
            • 43888

            #6
            Re: DMR protected WMA to MP3

            Realistically Microsoft wouldn't agree to any program that by-passes its DRM, otherwise what is the point of DRM?
            Spoon
            www.dbpoweramp.com

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            • 2o-l0u-o6
              • Jul 2006
              • 1

              #7
              Re: DMR protected WMA to MP3

              I've also found this extremely difficult to find any sites that would convert protected files because I downloaded some music of the tesco website and it was DMR Protected and a WMA format. I have a samsung d600 and couldn't get the music onto my phone! :vmad: But I think the best bet is to just search in google DMR Protected Music Converters !!

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              • ChristinaS
                dBpoweramp Guru
                • Apr 2004
                • 4097

                #8
                Re: DMR protected WMA to MP3

                Old thread.

                You can use dMC Auxiliary Input and re-record your DMR protected file to an unprotected format and that's that.

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