LEGALLY convert iTunes DRM protected .MP4 to .MP3 on a Mac?

How can I legally do this?
I'm looking to move my library off of my Mac, and onto a PC without using iTunes, and am trying to use a more "open" file format.

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"Do not submit software or descriptions of processes that break or otherwise ‘work around’ digital rights management software or hardware. This includes conversations about ‘ripping’ DVDs or working around FairPlay software used on the iTunes Store."
Itunes has been DRM free ( itunes plus) for a while now. Do you have a lot that is DRM protected?

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as per iTunes / Help / Usage rights for iTunes Store purchases:
"All songs offered by the iTunes Store now come without DRM protection. These DRM-free songs, called iTunes Plus, have no usage restrictions and feature high-quality 256 kbps AAC encoding.
If you have older iTunes Store purchases that are now available as iTunes Plus downloads, you may upgrade your existing purchases. To do so, visit the iTunes Store and follow the onscreen instructions."
Looking at iTunes / Store / Purchased, which shows the list of songs that I have purchased, I do not see how I can tell if my older songs are with or without DRM protection.
How do I identify what songs have DRM protection? I want to convert any purchased music, which have DRM protection, to newer DRM-free versions.
Thank you.

Yank,
The upgrade program described in that document was discontinued by Apple a few months ago. Here are the options now:
If you have a lot of tracks to upgrade, you can do it by subscribing to iTunes Match and following the instructions by which to delete your DRM copy and download the non-DRM matched copy. See the section "Can I upgrade my previously purchased music to iTunes Plus?" in this guide: iTunes Store: iTunes Plus Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
If you only have a few to upgrade, you can buy them singly.
How do I identify what songs have DRM protection?
In your library, use Songs view, and look at the "Kind" column for ones with the word "Protected."
If you do not see Kind, enable it by going to View > View Options.

Converting itunes musice and videos to mp3

I want to get music and videos out to play on my computer...not thru itunes....what kind of conversion software is best? Is Quicktime pro the way to go???

You can burn purchased music on Audio CD and you can import Audio CDs in whichever format iTunes supports (e.g. MP3).
That's the only workaround.
Hope this helps.
M

How would i be able to convert music files, like wma to mp3 on my mac

how would i be able to convert music files, like wma to mp3 on my mac

If the music was just purchased on the iPod from iTunes Store, then sync with iTunes. You will be prompted to transfer purchased items to iTunes. You can also re-download prior purchases directly in iTunes: Download past purchases.
Otherwise, you will need a third-party utility for the chore such as Pod To Mac or Pod To PC.

Itunes cannot play mp4 or mp3 songs

All of a sudden Itunes 10.5 cannot play clicked songs in the library or mp3 elsewhere.
No error message.
All sync functions with Ipod are ok though.
Uninstalled several times...no progress.
Use win 7

I fix my Problem in Windows XP
Control Panel
Sounds and Audio Devices
Volume tab and then click the Advanced button from the Speaker settings section
Performance Tab
Press Restore Defaults Button
(Properties are in the maximum right position)
Play mp3 and mp4 in ITunes works now
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Does anyone know how I can convert a wma file for a mp3 on a mac powerbook

Ok Im sure this has been asked 10's of 100's of times but I just wanted to know if there was a either free or cheap way to convert a wma file that is opening with my Quicktime to a mp3 file I can play in my iTunes...Thank You!!!

There is the shareware utility EasyWMA.

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Amazon songs have never had DRM. The iTunes Store sold DRM-encumbered tracks until mid-2009. The iTunes Store now only sells songs in non-DRM "iTunes Plus" format, although new DRM tracks still show up occasionally in free playlists and in podcasts.
The old DRM-encumbered tracks cannot be converted to MP3. You can upgrade them to iTunes Plus for 30 cents apiece (USA prices) or you can use iTunes to burn them to an audio CD, which can be used like any other audio CD.

Possible to convert DRM protected WMA files to mp3?

I've been attempting to find a relatively simple way of converting DRM-protected WMA files to mp3 using my Mac and can't seem to find anything. Surely somebody must have figured this out by now. I can convert non-DRM WMA files to mp3 using EasyWMA, but this does not work for WMA files with DRM protection.
I want to purchase songs from the 7digital store that are in the WMA format and have DRM protection, convert them to MP3 on my iMac, and then import them into iTunes. Seems like it shouldn't be that hard.
Any suggestions?

iTunes Windows will convert non-DRM tunes into .mp3. If you have iTS purchases that have DRM you can burn them to an audio format CD as AIFF file format.
Check the terms of use and see what your options are for converting them to another format. With iTunes the path is to burn an audio CD. See if that is possible with the wma DRM.
Likely in your case you are trying to crack DRM outside the original terms of use when you purchased the tunes.
MJ

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How do I convert iTunes tracks into a non-DRM format in the easiest and fastest way?
I got thousands of iTunes DRM protected songs.
They cannot play on professional DJ software like Traktor.
Now that apple changed its policy to iTunes Plus (non protected), how do I convert the old songs into a non-DRM format in the easiest and fastest way possible. I know that I can burn Audio CDs and Re-Import.... it will take days and hundreds of CDs... I am looking for a simpler, automatic process.
Please help!

What does iTunes+ have to do with converting your DRM iTunes?
Not all content is DRM free - only some - that does not mean that all content will be DRM free. You have the option to update/upgrade your DRM tunes to DRM free for a fee but they will still be in an AAC format.
The only way that I know of 'converting' DRM tunes is to do it one audio CD at a time.
MJ

Is there any way i could burn a DRM-protected movie from iTunes?

Every time i burn something i get an error in iTunes (error 4280), so i try to burn it with a more reliable software but then another iTunes-related error pops-up (This video is iTunes-DRM protected). Is there anyway i could possibly burn something from iTunes? or is it completely locked down? please help since i've been trying to solve this problem since yesterday.
I would deeply appreciate any help. If i need to install something or anything at all.

so iTunes wont let us burn anything to DVD's? we have to use iTunes, iPod, Apple TV, to watch it? i think i'll just download some where else in the web for movies and TV shows, at least they actually lets you burn it to a DVD. Or better yet just buy the box set and put it in the computer. IM NOT BUYING ANYMORE TV SHOWS AND MOVIES FROM ITUNES!!!!! until this DRM-scam is fixed.

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The songs I purchased from the itunes store are mpeg4 or mp4 files. I don't have an ipod, I have a phillips mp3 player that ONLY plays mp3 files. How do I convert the files from mp4 to mp3?

If you have purchased the protected AAC files, the only thing you can do is burn them to an audio CD. The iTunes plus files are unprotected & can be directly changed to another format.
The store has NEVER sold mp3 format files. I would suggest that if you need mp3 format that you check sites such as amazon.com, emusic.com, or audiolunchbox.com which sell files in mp3 format, no conversion required.

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I have a collection of tracks which I purchased from iTunes around 2008, which have the iTunes DRM protection. I would like to play these tracks through 3rd party iOS applications. Specifically, the applications "NuVo Player", "Sonos", and "Ambify", although this seems to apply to all 3rd party music apps.
To remove the DRM from the files, I signed up for iTunes match. I enabled the service in iTunes, and let it scan my library. Once it was complete, I deleted the tracks which have DRM, and used the iTunes match service to re-download them. I used the Finder to inspect the new files, and verified that they are no longer protected. They are .m4a format, and are capable of being played by 3rd party applications in OS X.
I then removed the protected files from my phone, and manually re-synced the new files to my phone. Even after doing this, they are unplayable by 3rd party iOS apps. Unsurprisingly, syncing this .m4a file to a new device (which never had the protected version) allows it to play.
It seems that metadata of some kind may be retained on the iOS device. I suspect a full device restore would fix the problem, but I'm looking for a less intrusive solution.

I found that restoring defaults on the device, followed by a restore from backup, allows this track to play in 3rd party apps.

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So, I bought some songs off iTunes that are DRM protected (m4p) back when iTunes was using the DRM protection. Now they don't. Is there any way to freely and easily convert the songs I did buy when that was happening to mp3 so I can use and play them elsewhere like in the cloud or on my phone, etc?

which is why I said "legal"
it really lame to have bought some iTunes music, years later want to move it to more modern and devleoping methods of listening - something other than an iPod essentially - and I cannot. I DID pay for it afterall.
And techinally speaking, I have always understood that for private & personal use you can legallly strip any DRM out. As long as you do not sell it or give it out or disseminate it, you should be good to go for personal use. Again, I did buy it and pay for it - just like I did buy and pay for music since then that is not DRM protected - so should be able to put it on any music device I see fit... and I cannot. Thus, I think what I am asking for is not illegal, bad, or breaks any rules.

Philips mp3 go gear raga wont convert drm protected old purchased songs, goin crazy please help!

as the long title states, my old (waaaay old purchased songs) tunes wont convert from the drm protected state to get into my new mp3 player. My new purchases synch no problem.
I have downloaded drivers,updates, addons etc from phillips with no luck.
The apple itunes site is confusing as **** for support questions.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks all.

Thank you for the response. I did indeed find the Itunes plus feature and when I clicked that it brought up an option to purchase drm free versions of an entire album of movie sound track songs that my ex had bought 6 years ago but I had no option to purchase drm free versions of the single track purchases that I had made years ago.
So instead of a bunch of great Pere Ubu, Suicide, and Killing joke tracks I wound up with drm free versions of Loyd Weber tracks.... I purchased the darn movie album hoping that maybe it would somehow apply to all my old songs but it did not.
My guess is that perhaps old songs purchased individually are not eligible for the plus service?
All I know is that now when I click on the itunes plus option it says I have no eligible Itunes plus songs available. Key word being eligible Im guessing, so 40 songs sit unusable.
I am going to hit up their customer service email thingee but I dont see having a happy ending.
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