Importing purchased songs to use in slideshow

I am creating a photo slideshow in Windows Movie Maker. I want to import music, so I purchased some songs from itunes today and they are right protected, so that I cannot import them.
I paid for the music, why can't I use it in my slideshow? Now what do I do to get the songs I want in my slideshow?

Your purchases are copy protected, & therefore not compatible with your Windows program. Yes, you paid for the music, but I must correct a misconception that you have. You paid for a license to use your downloads in certain prescribed limits. What you are allowed to do is burn your purchases to an audio CD.

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    Message was edited by: bk1000

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