Sunday, October 19, 2008

Remove DRM protection from WMA files legally (I think)

Haven't been on in ages, but I was recently trying to get rid off the drm from my wma files so I could add it to itunes. I got the songs for free of puretracks thanks to Windows Live Search Club. I was searching on the internet and I found heaps of software which was probably illegal or cost anything above $0. I started to experiment with the files and I discovered a way to remove the DRM from a file (only WMA) without downloading any software or doing anything illegal. It only becomes illegal if you share the song.

Requirements:
-CD/DVD burner
-Burning software (I used Nero 6 OEM which came with my DVD burner)
-Some sort of media player

First: You download the protected WMA file
Second: You go into your burning software and burn this file(s) to a CD or DVD as an audio CD/DVD
Third: After the burning has finished, you go into your media player of choice and rip the CD, make sure you don't add copy protection again if you are using Windows Media Player.

It's as simple as that.


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2 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

I use Melodycan cause the reason is:

1. easy to use, only a few clicks to put files into my iPod
2. very fast conversion which saved me lots of time - 50x
3. had a good balance between file size and output video quality

October 20, 2008 at 8:39 PM  
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October 25, 2008 at 10:09 PM  

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