Importing itunes music to final cut express 4

i imported itunes music to FCE 4. but there's no sound and the audio file is AIFF. i tryed m4p. nothing works! is there a way to make it work? these were bought from the itunes store. or is there anywhere i can download these music files?
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It is against the user's agreement for the iTunes Music Store (as well as against copyright law) to use copyrighted works in your video without proper licensing.
-DH

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