ITunes songs cause video to skip in iMovie

Hi, this is a new problem I never used to have. ANY iTunes songs I've ever bought and downloaded, when imported into iMovie to provide music for my video, cause the video images to skip. I think because it's ACC protected music, but come on! I paid for it, can't I use it in my movies? Can I change my songs to MP3s, and if so, how? would that solve the problem if I re-imported them in that format?
It never used to do this to me. It used to import music files fine.
Thanks for any help.

In addition to Bengt's solution, if you don't want to take the time to make a CD and import it back into iTunes, you can use Wiretap Pro(free version) to record whatever music or sound you want. It creates an audio file (AIFF) that can easily be put into iMovie. It is great if you just want to have a portion of a song in your movie clip. I have also used it to add sound to a still photo inserted into the video. I find it faster and easier than 'extracting audio.' This neat little app also avoids any audio glitch using 'pasteover.' I record just what I want and save it to the desktop, then just drag it directly into my iMovie's audio track.
You can find more information and download it here WireTap Pro

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