[gerberdaisy]

HI, Bought this program and having many problems since. Really like the possiblities so trying to figure out each one. The problem I keep getting is when i try to use music disc creator it says all my music is protected. it even has a little lock icon next to each one. however these are songs i have paid for and have unlimited rights to use. i have no problems burning or syncing with windows media player. Any ideas? Thank you very much!!!!!!!!

[Beerman]

gerberdaisy, on Jan 6 2007, 09:56 PM, said:

HI, Bought this program and having many problems since. Really like the possiblities so trying to figure out each one. The problem I keep getting is when i try to use music disc creator it says all my music is protected. it even has a little lock icon next to each one. however these are songs i have paid for and have unlimited rights to use. i have no problems burning or syncing with windows media player. Any ideas? Thank you very much!!!!!!!!

I've never seen this with music I've purchased. Where did you buy these from and what version of Windows Media Player do you have and what format are these in?
If you got these from iTunes, you'll have to use it to burn to cd.

This post has been edited by Beerman: 06 January 2007 - 09:08 PM

[malatekid]

Must be DRM related issue. Search the forum on this keyword (DRM) to get information on what is this all about.

[cdanteek]

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i have no problems burning or syncing with windows media player.

Quote from, Windows Media Player FAQ!

It focuses on questions about Windows Media Player 11 and Windows Media Player 10.


"Using protected files (DRM)
Q. How do I tell whether a file is protected and what I can do with it?
A. To determine whether a file is protected, do one of the following:

• Display the Protected column in the library. For information about displaying columns in the library, see Windows Media Player Help.

• Right-click a file you are playing in the List pane, click Properties, and then click the Media Usage Rights tab (called the License tab in Windows Media Player 10). If the file is protected, the terms appear in the box that is displayed. If nothing appears in the box, either the file is not protected or the file is protected but the rights are not present on your computer. If nothing appears in the box, it might be due to one of the following reasons:

• The file is not protected.

• Your computer is missing the media usage rights for the file.

• The media usage rights for the file have expired.

• The file has not been downloaded to your computer. For example, the file might be subscription content that is stored on an online store's Web site.


• Create an auto playlist of protected files in your library. To do so, use the criteria Protection is present in the auto playlist. (An auto playlist called Music tracks with content protection is included with Windows Media Player 10 that you can view to identify protected music files in your library. For information about viewing the auto playlist, see Windows Media Player Help.)"


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[gerberdaisy]

Beerman, on Jan 6 2007, 09:07 PM, said:

I've never seen this with music I've purchased. Where did you buy these from and what version of Windows Media Player do you have and what format are these in?
If you got these from iTunes, you'll have to use it to burn to cd.

Thank you. I purchased from napster, windows media 10, wma format.

The files are protected but i have media usage rights and i can not use in EMC9. If i burn a cd using a different program and them rip them back to my computer will they still be protected and should I delete to others before I rip them. Thank youagain for your help.