People who steal and then share music will continue to do so DRM or not. There are already hacks out there to remove the DRM from both protected WMAs and protected AACs. Like with all DRM schemes it only hurts the customer and not who they are directed at. Maybe one day they will learn this.
When you legally download music from services such as iTunes and Musicmatch Jukebox, the files are protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM). This prevents you from playing the music on unsupported players. I use MelodyCan software (http://www.convert-any-media.com/index.php) to remove protection. But remember distributing these files is illegal.
Now to be clear, this isn't a way to take music you bought and give it to someone else, this is so you can listen to your own purchased music on other systems or devices. In fact, your personal info is still in the file.
I agree with webmaster404. I bought a.wma file from Yahoo! Music and want to convert it to.mp3 format so that I can download it to my IPod. iTunes cannot convert it to mp3 b/c it is copy protected. So I have to find a solution - use converter (for example MelodyCan (http://www.convert-any-media.com/index.php)to remove drm-protection. Cause I legally purchased music and want to hear it where I want.
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People who steal and then share music will continue to do so DRM or not. There are already hacks out there to remove the DRM from both protected WMAs and protected AACs. Like with all DRM schemes it only hurts the customer and not who they are directed at. Maybe one day they will learn this. When you legally download music from services such as iTunes and Musicmatch Jukebox, the files are protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM). This prevents you from playing the music on unsupported players. I use MelodyCan software (http://www.convert-any-media.com/index.php) to remove protection. But remember distributing these files is illegal. Now to be clear, this isn't a way to take music you bought and give it to someone else, this is so you can listen to your own purchased music on other systems or devices. In fact, your personal info is still in the file.
I agree with webmaster404. I bought a .wma file from Yahoo! Music and want to convert it to .mp3 format so that I can download it to my IPod. iTunes cannot convert it to mp3 b/c it is copy protected. So I have to find a solution - use converter (for example MelodyCan (http://www.convert-any-media.com/index.php)to remove drm-protection. Cause I legally purchased music and want to hear it where I want.