Can't unlock itunes files

I just bought a new Etec mp3 player. I tried dragging an itunes file onto it but all of them are locked and will not play. Does Itunes work only with Apple products, or is there a way to unlock the music files so they will work with other mp3 players.

If you will look in the "quick links" box on the right side of the main store window, you will see a link for iT Plus. When doing just general browsing in the store, the iT Plus files, will have a "+" sign in front of the individual song price. The complete CD will be clearly marked as an iT Plus CD, right above the "buy" button.
A lot of folks have made an assumption that the store sells files in mp3 format which they never have. Files have always been in AAC format & until approximately the past year, when iT Plus came on board, all files were protected. The protection has always been required by the major record companies & other copyright holders not Apple.
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Firstly, this is a bit long (sorry), but will fix your problem.
I solved this problem using the terminal. In the mac os, you need to move something to the trash before deleting it. In unix, on which the mac os is based, you can delete anything in place using the command "rm", shorthand for remove.
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1-
open terminal
Macintosh HD>Applications>Utilities>Terminal
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Last login: Wed Oct 14 23:43:36 on ttys000
USERNAMEs-iMac:~ USER$
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type "cd /" and hit enter
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USERNAMEs-iMac:~ USER$ cd /
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USERNAMEs-iMac:Volumes USER$
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Last login: Wed Oct 14 23:43:36 on ttys000
USERNAMEs-iMac:~ USER$ cd /
USERNAMEs-iMac:/ USER$ cd Volumes
USERNAMEs-iMac:Volumes USER$ ls
USB-DRIVE Macintosh HD
USERNAMEs-iMac:Volumes USER$ cd USB-DRIVE
USERNAMEs-iMac:USB-DRIVE USER$
6-
type "ls" again
Last login: Wed Oct 14 23:43:36 on ttys000
USERNAMEs-iMac:~ USER$ cd /
USERNAMEs-iMac:/ USER$ cd Volumes
USERNAMEs-iMac:Volumes USER$ ls
USB-DRIVE Macintosh HD
USERNAMEs-iMac:Volumes USER$ cd USB-DRIVE
USERNAMEs-iMac:USB-DRIVE USER$ ls
file1
file2
file3
file4
file5
locked file 1
locked2
program 1.app
program2.exe
some file1
some other file1
USERNAMEs-iMac:USB-DRIVE USER$
7-
the files I want to delete are "locked file 1" and "locked2"
if i use the "rm" command on a file, normally, that file will be immediately deleted.
Last login: Wed Oct 14 23:43:36 on ttys000
USERNAMEs-iMac:~ USER$ cd /
USERNAMEs-iMac:/ USER$ cd Volumes
USERNAMEs-iMac:Volumes USER$ ls
USB-DRIVE Macintosh HD
USERNAMEs-iMac:Volumes USER$ cd USB-DRIVE
USERNAMEs-iMac:USB-DRIVE USER$ ls
file1
file2
file3
file4
file5
locked file 1
locked2
program 1.app
program2.exe
some file1
some other file1
USERNAMEs-iMac:USB-DRIVE USER$ rm file1
USERNAMEs-iMac:USB-DRIVE USER$ ls
file2
file3
file4
file5
locked file 1
locked2
program 1.app
program2.exe
some file1
some other file1
USERNAMEs-iMac:USB-DRIVE USER$
if you attempt this on a locked file, however, it will ask you to confirm. (i forget the exact message, as I have deleted all the locked files already...) even if you type "yes" to confirm, the file will not be deleted.
this is where "sudo" comes in. "sudo" should only every be used as a last resort, if you are really 100% completely sure that you want to do whatever it is that you're doing with it. used improperly, "sudo" can destroy your computer. it won't here, with what we're doing, but i'm just trying to get across that it isn't a command to be played around with. (it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye...)
type "sudo rm 'locked file 1'" if the file has a space in its name, or
"sudo rm locked2" if it doesn't. obviously, "locked file 1" or "locked 2" will be different for you. if the file has a file extension, type that too, for example, "sudo rm program2.exe"
[snip]
USERNAMEs-iMac:USB-DRIVE USER$ rm file1
USERNAMEs-iMac:USB-DRIVE USER$ ls
file2
file3
file4
file5
locked file 1
locked2
program 1.app
program2.exe
some file1
some other file1
USERNAMEs-iMac:USB-DRIVE USER$ sudo rm locked2
Password:
The password that is now being asked of you is the Administrator password. If you are not logged in as administrator, you will need to log out and log in as one to do this.
Type your password and hit enter.
You will be asked at this point to confirm deletion of the locked file. Type "yes" and hit enter
if you type "ls" again, you should see that the stubborn file is gone. If you open the folder where it was located using the finder, you should see that it's gone, too.
8-
Repeat the "sudo" command for any other locked files that you need to delete. You will not be asked for your password again, unless you quit Terminal and relaunch it, but you will need to confirm each time.
once you have finished deleting files, you can just quit Terminal; you don't need to type a specific command to do so.
9-
geek "sudo" joke:
http://xkcd.com/149/
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