Cannot edit song name

My iTunes won't let me edit the name of a song on my Library, when I press "Get info" and try to edit the name or Artist, the columns are grey.. I don't know what's going on but it's annoying... Help

I've got the same problem... I mean, when i play the
song, every field in its info rolls back to the
previous one.
Okay, the big question here is after you edit it, does it work for a while and then go back sometime later? If so, your problem is likely that you have Windows Media Player set to retrieve additional song info from the internet.
WMP has an option where it will find music on your computer and automatically fill in the tag fields. It does this slowly, in the background, whenever it is running. So what happens is that you edit a song's information in iTunes, and then sometime later, while WMP is running, it will edit the song back to what it wants it to be. iTunes only notices this change when you try to play the song, and it updates from whatever is in the song file.
The fix for this is to turn off the option in WMP that reads "Retrieve song information from the internet". This is on the Library tab of the preferences, I think. This won't fix the files WMP has already changed, but it will prevent it from changing them again.

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I am new to this forum desperate for answers to figure out what the error message means Cannot download (song name) because you do not have enough access priveleges. Please check that the network connection is active and try again.
I have been onto the itunes help people and they weren't particularly helpful, then my friend suggested to google the error message and a ton of messages came up including this forum. Someone had posted that you have to check that you have read and write priveleges for your music folder. It said in finder right click and then click get info and click something else and make sure its set except i dont know what "finder" is and whereever i rightclicked and got get info it was for a song title not for a folder.
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HI katrina
thankyou for replying i went to the folder and did as you said and unclicked "read only" then i clicked apply. I went back into itunes which is still throwing out the same error message on some songs but not all of them and tried to download the ones that had been rejected by the error message but unfortunately the error is still occuring.
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Cannot edit song info after import

I just upgraded to Leopard and thats when this started happening.
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I have several MP3 files that I cannot edit the info for. I just noticed/incurred this issue after upgrading to iTunes 9.0.0.70. After the iTunes 9.0.1.8 upgrade, I am still having the issue.
When I try to click into a field, the cursor does not appear. When I right-click and choose "Get Info," everything is grayed out.
This happens to MP3 files downloaded from the internet, MP3 files that I create/record myself on my PC, and also MP3 files ripped from CD. It does not happen with every MP3, though. Also, it can happen with some MP3 files from the same source as others that I can edit.
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OK...Here's something to complicate the matter for you:
I just went through some of my older MP3 files, some that I have customized the info on, and all of the info was grayed out and uneditable. I went through a few in a row and found one that I could edit. I closed the window and tried to edit the MP3s again. This time, I found that I could edit all of the ones I could not edit (just 5 seconds earlier) but could not edit the one I previously could edit. After closing the windows and trying a third time, I could edit all of the MP3 files in the list.
What is up? Apple, are you aware of this issue?

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VJK,
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Cannot edit song infoPLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

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ive been keeping my iphone library clean throughout the years and recently since ive updated my itunes and purchased the new iphone4s
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Hey guys.
Today, after wiping my laptop and reinstalling iTunes, I added all my songs back onto iTunes using "Add Folder to Library". I logged into my iTunes account, and I authorized my computer. Now that I've synched my iPod Touch with my library, I've noticed that no matter what I do, I cannot edit song information. Nothing. Can't change the name of songs, Artists, Albums, or Artwork. When I go into "Get Info", the "Info" tab is completely greyed out. Along with "Video", "Sorting", "Options", and "Artwork". The only thing I can change is the Rating of the songs.
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I've done as that guide says, but when I get to the final steps, I get an error message saying:
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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Hello yukawai,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information, take a look at:
iTunes 11 for Windows: Edit song and CD information
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12360
Have a nice day,
Mario

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