Change music to non DRM format

After a very long time with apple products I have had to switch to an adnroid phone. Now I am finding that half my music is stuck on the computer becuase it is DRM protected. Is there a way to get that protection off the songs, I am very annoyed with this right now. Or is not taking the protection off how can I get it to my phone?

charlesfromscottsdale wrote:
I am very annoyed with this right now.
Why has this come as a surprise? iTunes hasn't applied DRM to music downloads for quite some time, but when it did the limitations were clearly signaled. As an alternative to iTunes Match you may also burn audio files to CD and then rip back to the computer.
tt2

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